Full Description
This book brings together the work of scholars who are exploring the entanglement of traditions and identities among the three major religio-ethnic groups in early modern Spain. The contributions reveal a broad shift in early modern Spanish historiography in recent decades. This text challenges a traditional conception according to which the historical trajectories of "Old Christians," judeo-conversos (henceforth "conversos"), and moriscos (baptized Muslims and their descendants) were essentially separate. This volume appeals to students and researchers working in such fields of religious studies.
Previously published in Jewish History Volume 35, issue 3-4, December 2021
Chapter Conversos, Moriscos, and the Eucharist in Early Modern Spain: Some Reflections on Jewish Exceptionalism is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Contents
Introduction: Cultural and Religious Boundary-Crossing in Early Modern Spain.- Reading Against the Grain, Readings of Substitution: Catholic Books as Inspiration for Judaism in Early Modern Iberia.- Conversos, Moriscos, and the Eucharist in Early Modern Spain: Some Reflections on Jewish Exceptionalism.- The Conflation of Judaism and Islam in Hernando de Talavera's Conversion Plan.- Entangled Discourses of Dissent in Early Modern Spain.- Rabbi Isaac of Rus' and His Esoteric Teachings.- A Sage of the Golden Age of Safed: Rabbi Moses Najara.- Jews, Economic Metaphors, and the Healthy Body Politic: The Jewish Role in Christian Economic Narratives and the Birth of Modern Economics.
