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Divided souls : converts from Judaism in Germany, 1500-1750 /
This book re-evaluates the place of converts from Judaism in the narrative of Jewish history. Long considered beyond the pale of Jewish historiography, converts played a central role in shaping both noxious and positive images of Jews and Judaism for Christian readers. Focusing on German Jews who co...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book re-evaluates the place of converts from Judaism in the narrative of Jewish history. Long considered beyond the pale of Jewish historiography, converts played a central role in shaping both noxious and positive images of Jews and Judaism for Christian readers. Focusing on German Jews who converted to Christianity in the sixteenth to the mid-eighteenth centuries, it explores an extensive trove of their memoirs and other writings. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 324 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-318) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780300133066 0300133065 1281731269 9781281731265 |