Heretics or Daughters of Israel?
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Heretics or Daughters of Israel? by Renee Melammed
Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, many Spanish Jews were forced to convert to Christianity, though many maintained clandestine ties to Judaism. This study demonstrates the role played by the crypto-Jewish women of Castile in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish traditions and culture.
Melammed has done a fine job of bringing what shoud have long been a central topic in converso studies from the periphery of the field to its rightful place* J.H. Chajes, The Jewish Quarterly Review, XC, No.3-4, Jan-April 2000 *
Renée Levine Melammed is Associate Professor of Jewish History at the Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, where she also serves as Associate Dean and head of the Women's Studies M.A. program. Her first book, Heretics or Daughters of Israel: The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile (OUP,
1999) won two National Jewish Book Awards.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195095807 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195095804 |
| Title | Heretics or Daughters of Israel? |
| Author | Renée Levine Melammed |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1999-06-17 |
| Number of pages | 264 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Jewish Book Award (Sephardic Studies) 1999, Winner of National Jewish Book Award (Women's Studies) 1999 |
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