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Forced Baptisms
Marina Caffiero
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Description for Forced Baptisms
Makes use of archival sources to reexamine the Roman Catholic Church's policy, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, of coercing the Jews of Rome into converting to Christianity. This title documents the regularity with which Jews were abducted from the Roman ghetto and pressured to accept baptism. Translator(s): Cochrane, Lydia G. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HRCC7; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 235 x 26. Weight in Grams: 588.
This book makes use of newly available archival sources to reexamine the Roman Catholic Church's policy, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, of coercing the Jews of Rome into converting to Christianity. Marina Caffiero, one of the first historians permitted access to important archives, sets individual stories of denunciation, betrayal, pleading, and conflict into historical context to highlight the Church's actions and the Jewish response. Caffiero documents the regularity with which Jews were abducted from the Roman ghetto and pressured to accept baptism. She analyzes why some Jewish men, interested in gaining a business advantage, were more inclined to accept ... Read more
This book makes use of newly available archival sources to reexamine the Roman Catholic Church's policy, from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries, of coercing the Jews of Rome into converting to Christianity. Marina Caffiero, one of the first historians permitted access to important archives, sets individual stories of denunciation, betrayal, pleading, and conflict into historical context to highlight the Church's actions and the Jewish response. Caffiero documents the regularity with which Jews were abducted from the Roman ghetto and pressured to accept baptism. She analyzes why some Jewish men, interested in gaining a business advantage, were more inclined to accept ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520254510
SKU
V9780520254510
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About Marina Caffiero
Marina Caffiero is Professor of History at the University of Rome "La Sapienza." She is the author of many books and editor of Sources for Women's History. Lydia G. Cochrane has translated many books for university presses.
Reviews for Forced Baptisms
"This absolutely splendid research is destined to be a hallmark of scholarship in years to come." Catholic Library World