Sprache:
Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr:
2024
Titel der Quelle:
New Perspectives on Judeo-Spanish and the Linguistic History of the Sephardic Jews
Angaben zur Quelle:
(2024) 54-70
Schlagwort(e):
Spanish language Foreign words and phrases
;
Hebrew
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Inquisition
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Jews
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Christianity and other religions Judaism To 1500
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History
Kurzfassung:
This study analyses records of inquisitorial files against Judaizers residing in the city of Medinaceli (1492–1530). They comprise bills of indictment, statements of witnesses, confessions of the defendants, and verdicts of the Inquisition, and are an important source for information about the learning process and proficiency in Hebrew, the possession of Hebrew books, and the knowledge of passages from the Hebrew Bible and Rabbinic literature. The scribes, who were not familiar with the Hebrew language, transcribed Hebrew words and passages into the Latin alphabet as they perceived them and according to the Spanish writing system. But knowledge of Hebrew was not restricted to such borrowings and quotations, and there is evidence for the occasional usage of spoken Hebrew for everyday purposes, as well as evidence that women had the ability to read translations into the vernacular using Hebrew script.
DOI:
10.1163/9789004685062_004
URL:
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