Hebrews of the Portuguese Nation: Conversos and Community in Early Modern Amsterdam

by Miriam Bodian

Book Overview

In the 17th century, descendants of forcibly baptized Jews (conversos) fled the Iberian Inquisitions to settle in Amsterdam, a city renowned for its commercial ties and religious tolerance. Miriam Bodian reconstructs the fascinating story of these Portuguese immigrants -- merchants, professionals, and intellectuals, for the most part -- who reasserted their Judaism while maintaining their Iberian heritage.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253332923
• ISBN13: 9780253332929
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.5"