Cover13; -- Contents13; -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Illustrations -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Historical Context of Purity-of-Blood Discrimination (13918211;1547) -- Sentencia-Estatuto of Pero de Sarmiento (1449) -- Alonso de Cartagena and Alonso de Oropesa -- Purity-of-blood statutes of Archbishop Sil237;ceo (1547) -- Defensio Toletani Statuti of Diego de Simancas (1573) -- Chapter Two Early Jesuit Pro-converso Policy (15408211;72) -- Ignatius of Loyola as a "quot;deep spiritual Semite"quot; -- Jer243;nimo Nadal's opposition to the purity-of-blood legislation -- The converso triumvirate: the election of Diego La237;nez -- Francisco de Borja's infinite love of conversos -- Chapter Three Discrimination Against Jesuits of Jewish Lineage (15738211;93) -- Italo-Portuguese anti-converso lobby at General Congregation 3 -- Everard Mercurian's "quot;house cleansing"quot; -- Memorialistas' revolt against Rome -- Benedetto Palmio's converso-phobic memorial -- Acquaviva's discriminatory measures -- Chapter Four Jesuit Opposition to the Purity-of-blood Discrimination (15768211;1608) -- Antonio Possevino -- Diego de Guzm225;n -- Pedro de Ribadeneyra -- Garc237;a Gir243;n de Alarc243;n -- Juan de Mariana -- Conclusion -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary
In The Jesuit Order as a Synagogue of Jews the author explains how Christians with Jewish ancestry went within less than forty years from having a leading role in the foundation and development of the Society of Jesus to being prohibited from membership in it
