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

by Miriam Bodian

Book Overview

"An engaging introduction to the tortuous plight faced by exiled conversos in Amsterdam and their methods of response. Choicet; In this skillful and well-argued book Miriam Bodian explores the communal history of the Portuguese Jews . . . who settled in Amsterdam in the seventeenth century." --Sixteenth Century Journa

Drawing on family and communal records, diaries, memoirs, and literary works, among other sources, Miriam Bodian tells...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253213517
• ISBN13: 9780253213518
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher