| Description |
xi, 350 pages : map ; 21 cm |
| Summary |
Bologna, 1858: A police posse, acting on the orders of a Catholic inquisitor, invades the home of a Jewish merchant, Momolo Mortara, wrenches his crying six-year-old son from his arms, and rushes him off in a carriage bound for Rome. His mother is so distraught that she collapses and has to be taken to a neighbor's house, but her weeping can be heard across the city. With this terrifying scene - one that would haunt this family forever - David I. Kertzer begins his fascinating investigation of the dramatic kidnapping, and shows how the deep-rooted antisemitism of the Catholic Church would eventually contribute to the collapse of its temporal power in Italy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-339) and index |
| Subject |
Mortara, Pio, 1851-1940.
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Christian converts from Judaism -- Italy -- Bologna -- Biography.
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Jews -- Conversion to Christianity -- Italy -- Bologna -- History -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| ISBN |
0679768173 |
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