{"product_id":"souls-in-dispute-converso-identities-in-iberia-and-the-jewish-diaspora-158-17-hardcover-1","title":"Souls in Dispute: Converso Identities in Iberia and the Jewish Diaspora, 158-17 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Graizbord\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSouls in Dispute Converso Identities in Iberia and the Jewish Diaspora, 1580-1700 David L. Graizbord \"Graizbord has profitably charted new territory, namely, an in-depth examination of 'renegades, ' or those conversos who departed from Christianity and Iberia only to return to both later. . . . Compelling and useful.\"--\u003ci\u003eJournal of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e Throughout the Middle Ages, the Iberian Peninsula was home to a rich cultural mix of Christians, Jews, and Muslims. At the end of the fifteenth century, however, the last Islamic stronghold fell, and Jews were forced either to convert to Christianity or to face expulsion. Thousands left for other parts of Europe and Asia, eventually establishing Sephardic communities in Amsterdam, Venice, Istanbul, southwestern France, and elsewhere. More than a hundred years after the expulsion, some Judeoconversos--descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews who had converted to Christianity--were forced to flee the Iberian Peninsula once again to avoid ethnic and religious persecution. Many of them joined the Sephardic Diaspora and embraced rabbinic Judaism. Later some of these same people or their descendants returned to Iberian lands temporarily or permanently and, in a twist that Jewish authorities considered scandalous, reverted to Catholicism. Among them were some who betrayed their fellow conversos to the Holy Office. In \u003ci\u003eSouls in Dispute\u003c\/i\u003e, David L. Graizbord unravels this intriguing history of the renegade conversos and constructs a detailed and psychologically acute portrait of their motivations. Through a probing analysis of relevant inquisitorial documents and a wide-ranging investigation into the history of the Sephardic Diaspora and Habsburg Spain, Graizbord shows that, far from being simply reckless and vindictive, the renegades used their double acts of border crossing to negotiate a dangerous and unsteady economic environment: so long as their religious and social ambiguity remained undetected, they were rewarded with the means for material survival. In addition, Graizbord sheds new light on the conflict-ridden transformation of makeshift Jewish colonies of Iberian expatriates--especially in the borderlands of southwestern France--showing that the renegades failed to accommodate fully to a climate of conformity that transformed these Sephardic groups into disciplined communities of Jews. Ultimately, \u003ci\u003eSouls in Dispute\u003c\/i\u003e explains how and why Judeoconversos built and rebuilt their religious and social identities, and what it meant to them to be both Jewish and Christian given the constraints they faced in their time and place in history. \u003cb\u003eDavid L. Graizbord\u003c\/b\u003e teaches Jewish history at the University of Arizona. Jewish Culture and Contexts 2003 272 pages 6 x 9 2 maps ISBN 978-0-8122-3749-8 Cloth $59.95s  39.00 ISBN 978-0-8122-0206-9 Ebook $59.95s  39.00 World Rights History, Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid L. Graizbord teaches Jewish history at the University of Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42596706975840,"sku":"9780812237498","price":135.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/b3ZzdE9xUlEyV1lRaUpzYVhyVUpodz09.webp?v=1771649681","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/souls-in-dispute-converso-identities-in-iberia-and-the-jewish-diaspora-158-17-hardcover-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}