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This book reviews types of Iberian Conversos (i.e. primarily forced but also voluntary Jewish converts to Christianity) from the late 14th to the 17th centuries and surveys the Christian and Jewish attitudes towards them. The book begins with a brief history of Jewish life in the Iberian Peninsula noting critical events such as the forced conversions of Jews under the Visigoths and the Almohades. The direct events leading to mass conversions of Jews in the late 14th century and the aftermath in the 15th century are reviewed. This study examines texts and decrees that reveal that many Christians doubted the sincerity of these Jewish conversions to Christianity, and how they still regarded and treated Conversos as Jews. Different types of Conversos are then discussed. The challenges and situations each Converso faced were unique and produced different outlooks towards Jewish identity and faith in general. Various Jewish sources, including rabbinic responsa, sermons, and other documents are also analyzed. These sources reveal the positive attitudes of Jews towards Conversos and the Jewish community’s desire for them to return to Judaism openly. Other studies suggest that as a whole, Conversos either fully retained their Jewish identity or sincerely embraced Christianity. This study argues that the Jewish identity of Conversos was complicated and existed along a broad spectrum ranging from complete abandonment to ardent Judaizing. The book concludes by exploring the stories of descendants of Conversos in the United States, Latin America, and in Spain and Portugal, who are searching and often embracing a Jewish identity once thought lost.
Secret Jews The Complex Identity of CryptoJews and CryptoJudaism edition by Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez Religion Spirituality eBooks
1492 was recorded as one of th lost disastrous for the Jewish people residing in Spain. The three choices were simple conversion, death or leave Spain. In reality, though, their terror began in 1391, the Visogoths forced all,the Jews to convert or die. Many Jews chose to convert . Some Jews survived by fleeing to another kingdom but as the years rolled by the antisemitism would,catch up and they would face pogroms. Between the years 1391 to 1492 the Jews would face several outburst of antisemitism.Much of the antisemitism was Church inspired and rhe peasantry were the ones who carried out the violence. Sometimes the nobility would try to protect them but to no avail , the mob rules. Jews who converted to Catholicism were known by several names Marrano (pigs), conversos and Anusim . Once convert they went to church and outwardly tried to be the best Christians possible. Inwardly though many Anusim continued to practice whatever Judaism they could at home and practice Christianity on the outside. Conversos were never fully accepted. The neighboring Chrisitisns regard them with suspicion . In fact conversos never got much of a Christian education any wonder they practiced their Judaism. Many were accused of Judaizing.
The book examines rabbinical,attitudes toward the Anusim and how the other Jews interacted with them. Never quite fitting in once they left many would make an open return while,others would hide. The hiding continues to is day with many in Latin American countries claiming descent from Anusim. Gaining acceptance into,e Jewish community has many challenges and the Jewish community has a variety of ways it responds.
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Secret Jews The Complex Identity of CryptoJews and CryptoJudaism edition by Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
Excellent work by the author, I read it without any interruption.
This. Book keeps the reader's interest from beginning to end. It is written in an easy to read format, very informative, is a must have in every home library.
This is an amazing book for anyone who is interested in learning more about the anusim and or trying to understand their newly found identity.
Rabbi Gutierrez provides a comprehensive historical look at the Crypto-Jews of Spain while painting a scholarly and coherent analysis of the many complex issues they faced. Secret Jews is definitely a must read if you have an interest in the Spanish Inquisition. I found that the chapters discussing modern day controversies regarding the religious perspectives of Conversos fueled my interest to further investigate the works of Benzion Netanyahu, Yitzhak Baer and others. All in all, this book is a good read. I highly recommend it.
The author presents a detailed history of Jews in Spain with the focus primarily on the anusim, Jews forced to convert to Christianity. Well researched, Gutierrez offers striking information, elaborates on the results of the conversions, the different levels of destruction the forced conversions brought forth, and the ways the Jewish communities made effort to repair and reincorporate their Jewish brethren.
Worth reading.
This is a well-written and well-researched book on the fate of Spanish Jewry. I purchased it because of my interest in the Sephardic background to Spinoza's thought, and I was not disappointed it turned out to be just what I was looking for and confirmed my hunch that Spinoza's famous advocacy of religious toleration had everything to do with his Sephardic background. That is only one of many topics touched on in this learned book, which traces its subject down to the present day and the fascinating subject of the crypto-Jews of New Mexico and other former parts of Spain's empire in the New World. Hats off to Juan Marcos Bejarano Gutierrez for his learned, balanced, and compendious treatment of a complex subject with ramifications across many languages, cultures, and centuries.
Fantastic book that covers the rise of the Inquisition, the Inquisition itself and the effects it had on the Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal. There was no clear identity among the Jews forced to convert to Christianity. Some who left Spain and Portugal returned to Judaism, some who left Spain and Portugal could never adapt back into their former culture. Some chose to never leave. This book is a must read for people who have anousim ancestry so you can be completely and correctly informed.
1492 was recorded as one of th lost disastrous for the Jewish people residing in Spain. The three choices were simple conversion, death or leave Spain. In reality, though, their terror began in 1391, the Visogoths forced all,the Jews to convert or die. Many Jews chose to convert . Some Jews survived by fleeing to another kingdom but as the years rolled by the antisemitism would,catch up and they would face pogroms. Between the years 1391 to 1492 the Jews would face several outburst of antisemitism.
Much of the antisemitism was Church inspired and rhe peasantry were the ones who carried out the violence. Sometimes the nobility would try to protect them but to no avail , the mob rules. Jews who converted to Catholicism were known by several names Marrano (pigs), conversos and Anusim . Once convert they went to church and outwardly tried to be the best Christians possible. Inwardly though many Anusim continued to practice whatever Judaism they could at home and practice Christianity on the outside. Conversos were never fully accepted. The neighboring Chrisitisns regard them with suspicion . In fact conversos never got much of a Christian education any wonder they practiced their Judaism. Many were accused of Judaizing.
The book examines rabbinical,attitudes toward the Anusim and how the other Jews interacted with them. Never quite fitting in once they left many would make an open return while,others would hide. The hiding continues to is day with many in Latin American countries claiming descent from Anusim. Gaining acceptance into,e Jewish community has many challenges and the Jewish community has a variety of ways it responds.
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