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From Christianity to Judaism : Story of Isaac Orobio de Castro.
A biography of Isaac Orobio de Castro, a crypto-Jew from Portugal and one of the most prominent intellectual figures in the 17th century. This work sheds light on the life of a Jewish community of former Christians in Amsterdam and examines their dilemmas and attempts to create a new identity.
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Littman Library of Jewish Civilization, The,
1989.
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| Series: | Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright; Preface to the Hebrew Edition; Contents; List of Plates; Maps and Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. From Portugal to Spain: The Alvares de Orobio Family; University Studies: Osuna and Alcalá; The Plague at Málaga, 1637: Baltazar Alvares' Account; 2. A Long Brush with the Inquisition, 1639-1643; Isabel Luis and Andrés de Narváez; Violante de Paz, her Children, and her Brother José de Castro; Manuel Alvares and Santiago Luis; 3. Building a Career in Andalusia; Professor at Seville and Service to the Duke of Medinaceli.
- Scientific Discussion of PhlebotomyCádiz; 4. Imprisoned by the Seville Inquisition; 5. Freedom; The Last Years in Spain; Toulouse; Associations with the Prince de Condé and the King of France; Amsterdam: The Dutch Jerusalem; 6. Doubt and Certainty; Orobio de Castro's Questions to Rabbi Moses Raphael d' Aguilar; Isaac Orobio and Juan de Prado: Intellectual Ferment in Sephardi Amsterdam; 7. Philosopher, Communal Leader, Physician; Raymond Lull's Philosophy Debated; Communal Activity within the Portuguese Congregation; Medical Practice in Amsterdam; Personal Standing and Material Circumstances.
- 8. Isaac Orobio and Sabbateanism9. Facing Calvinists and Catholics; Debate with a Huguenot on Salvation; 'Divine Forewarning' against Catholic 'Idolatry'; Tracts on the 'Seventy Weeks' and the 'Suffering Servant'; Judaism vis-à-vis Christianity; 10. Philosophers, Theologians, and Poets; Spinoza and Metaphysics: Meeting the Challenge; A 'Friendly Conversation': Isaac Orobio and Philip van Limborch; Poets, Poetasters, and Patrons: The Academia de los Floridos; Last Days; 11. The Intellectual World oflsaac Orobio de Castro; The Hispanic Heritage; Political and Social Attitudes.
- Between Scholasticism and Fideistic Scepticism12. From Crypto-Judaism to Open Judaism; A New Jewish Perspective on Converso Life; The Jewish World: From Dreams to Reality; Israel and the Gentiles; The Jewish Fate: Exile and Redemption; Epilogue; Appendices; A. The Iconography of Isaac Orobio; B. Poetical Account of the Plague at Málaga, 1637, by Baltasar Alvares (Isaac Orobio de Castro); C. Schedule of Moveable Property of Baltasar (Isaac) Orobio Sequestrated by the Inquisition at Cádiz, August 1654; D. Membership of the Academia de los Floridos.
- F. Orobio's Letter to Prado's Son: A Textual ComparisonE. Manuscripts of Works by Isaac Orobio de Castro; G. Translations of Orobio's Works in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; H. Works Attributed to Orobio; Bibliography; Name Index; Place Index; Subject Index.