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Ronnie Perelis - Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic - 9780253024015 - V9780253024015
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Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic

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Description for Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic hardcover. Series: Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies. Num Pages: 192 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; DSBD; HBTB; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 458.

Identity, family, and community unite three autobiographical texts by New World crypto-Jews, or descendants of Jews who were forced to convert to Christianity in 17th-century Iberia and Spanish America. Ronnie Perelis presents the fascinating stories of three men who were caught within the matrix of inquisitorial persecution, expanding global trade, and the network of crypto-Jewish activity. Each text, reflects the unique experiences of the author and illuminates their shared, deeply rooted attachment to Iberian culture, their Atlantic peregrinations, and their hunger for spiritual enlightenment. Through these writings, Perelis focuses on the social history of transatlantic travel, the economies of trade ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Indiana Series in Sephardi and Mizrahi Studies
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253024015
SKU
V9780253024015
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Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Ronnie Perelis
Ronnie Perelis is the Chief Rabbi Dr. Isaac Abraham and Jelena (Rachel) Alcalay Chair and Assistant Professor of Sephardic Studies at the Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies of Yeshiva University.

Reviews for Narratives from the Sephardic Atlantic
The book will be of great interest to scholars of the colonial Iberian world, Jewish studies, and anyone interested in religion during the early modern era. . . . Highly recommended.
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