Jews and conversas: the fist century of crypto-Judaism -- The lives of Judaizing women after 1492 -- Messianic turmoil circa 1500 -- Castilian conversas at work -- The Lopez-Villarreal family: three convicted Judaizers (1516-1521) -- The López women's Tachas -- The Inquisition and the midwife -- The Judaizers of Alcázar at the end of the sixteenth century: "corks floating on water."
Summary
Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, many Spanish Jews were forced to convert to Christianity. This study demonstrates the role played by the crypto-Jewish women of Castile in the perpetuation of crypto-Jewish traditions and culture
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248) and index
