The Sephardic Jews of Spain and Portugal : survival of an imperiled culture in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries /

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Main Author: Sloan, Dolores J.
Other Authors: Kirsch, Jonathan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • On the eve of expulsion: visiting Sephardic homes in 1492
  • Isaac Abravanel: Basta mi nombre que es Abravanel! : It is enough to know my name is Abravanel!
  • Abraham Zacuto: from discovery by the stars to a crater on the moon
  • Luís de Santángel: Spain's disraeli and converso bridge to the new world
  • Doña Gracia Nasi: "piety of Miriam, strength of Judith"
  • "Thou preparest a table before me": Jewish life in cities, towns, countryside
  • "In the presence of my enemies": work, usury, clothing and entertainment
  • Resilience and recovery: Turkey and Brazil, two diaspora communities
  • Endurance, persistence and identity: insights from the Sephardic experience.