The Long Journey of Gracia Mendes /

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The historical biography of a true Jewish heroine in her day, Gracia Mendes. Born in 1510 in Portugal, the book details this woman's extraordinary personality until her death in 1569 in Constantinople (today's Istanbul). Her life exemplified a perseverance by the Jewish culture to survive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birnbaum, Marianna D. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Budapest ; New York : Central European University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Crypto-Jews > Iberian Peninsula > Biography.
Jewish women > Portugal > Biography.
Jews > Europe > Economic conditions > 16th century.
Jews > Europe > Social conditions > 16th century.
Jews > Portugal > Biography.
Sephardim > Portugal > Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
Biography, Constantinople, Economic conditions, Jewish women, Jews, Ottoman Empire, Sephardim.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCING THE FAMILY
  • CHAPTER 2. A SHORT HISTORY OF THE CONVERSOS
  • CHAPTER 3. LIFE IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURYANTWERP
  • CHAPTER 4. GRACIA IN VENICE
  • CHAPTER 5. GRACIAAND JEWISH PATRONAGE IN SIXTEENTHCENTURY FERRARA
  • CHAPTER 6. IN BUSINESS WITH RAGUSA
  • CHAPTER 7. THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE JEWS
  • CONCLUSION
  • APPENDIX 1
  • APPENDIX 2
  • SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • PICTURE CREDITS
  • INDEX OF PLACES
  • INDEX OF PERSONS
  • ILLUSTRATIONS

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