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The Other Within: The Marranos: Split Identity and Emerging Modernity
Yirmiyahu Yovel
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Description for The Other Within: The Marranos: Split Identity and Emerging Modernity
Hardback. The Marranos were former Jews forced to convert to Christianity in Spain and Portugal, and their later descendents. This book describes the Marranos as 'the Other within' - people who both did and did not belong. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DSP; HBJD; HBLH; HRAX; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 248 x 167 x 38. Weight in Grams: 840.
The Marranos were former Jews forced to convert to Christianity in Spain and Portugal, and their later descendents. Despite economic and some political advancement, these "Conversos" suffered social stigma and were persecuted by the Inquisition. In this unconventional history, Yirmiyahu Yovel tells their fascinating story and reflects on what it means for modern forms of identity. He describes the Marranos as "the Other within"--people who both did and did not belong. Rejected by most Jews as renegades and by most veteran Christians as Jews with impure blood, Marranos had no definite, integral identity, Yovel argues. The "Judaizers"--Marranos who wished to ... Read more
The Marranos were former Jews forced to convert to Christianity in Spain and Portugal, and their later descendents. Despite economic and some political advancement, these "Conversos" suffered social stigma and were persecuted by the Inquisition. In this unconventional history, Yirmiyahu Yovel tells their fascinating story and reflects on what it means for modern forms of identity. He describes the Marranos as "the Other within"--people who both did and did not belong. Rejected by most Jews as renegades and by most veteran Christians as Jews with impure blood, Marranos had no definite, integral identity, Yovel argues. The "Judaizers"--Marranos who wished to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691135717
SKU
V9780691135717
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About Yirmiyahu Yovel
Yirmiyahu Yovel is the Hans Jonas Professor of Philosophy at the New School for Social Research and chairman of the Jerusalem Spinoza Institute. He has written widely on philosophy and history, and his books include "Spinoza and Other Heretics" (Princeton); "Kant and the Philosophy of History" (Princeton); and "Dark Riddle: Hegel, Nietzsche, and the Jews".
Reviews for The Other Within: The Marranos: Split Identity and Emerging Modernity
"The Other Within remains a brilliant reappraisal of modernity's birth."
Giulia F. Miller, Times Higher Education "Impressive and detailed, The Other Within will ... leave many questions unanswered for new generations intrigued by its subject."
Jewish Book World "Here we have a respected author who makes a mammoth endeavour to unravel the long Saga and minds of the Marranos... One can only ... Read more
Giulia F. Miller, Times Higher Education "Impressive and detailed, The Other Within will ... leave many questions unanswered for new generations intrigued by its subject."
Jewish Book World "Here we have a respected author who makes a mammoth endeavour to unravel the long Saga and minds of the Marranos... One can only ... Read more