Language:
English
Year of publication:
1997
Titel der Quelle:
Revue des Etudes Juives
Angaben zur Quelle:
156,1-2 (1997) 135-171
Keywords:
Moya Torres, Francisco
;
Antisemitism History 1500-1800
;
Crypto-Jews
;
Jews
;
Jews
Abstract:
Discusses the revival of Inquisition activity in the first half of the 18th century; 144 autos-da-fé have been identified, of which 125 involved Judaizers. The most active courts were in the south of Spain. Ca. 1,500 crypto-Jews were punished by the Inquisition between 1700-1760. Examines the confessions of Madrid Jews tried in Toledo, which attest to a significant measure of Jewish culture and religious practice - belief in the Jewish God, observance of rites and festivals, endogamous marriage, etc. Concludes that it is difficult to believe that the accusations against the Jews were invented; rather, one may assume that there were several thousand secret Jews in Spain at the time who formed some sort of a community, with leaders, rules, and a sense of solidarity and identity.
DOI:
10.2143/REJ.156.1.519375
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