THE CANONIZATION OF A MYTH: PORTUGAL'S "JEWISH PROBLEM" AND THE ASSEMBLY OF TOMAR 1629
Cincinnati; Hebrew Union College Annual, 2003. Item #35114
Original Cloth. 8vo. 108 pages. 24 cm. First edition. Hebrew Union College annual. Supplements 5. Concerns the political role of the inquisition in seventeenth century Portugal, Converso and New Christian identity in Portugal. Contains an analysis of a previously unpublished report from an ecclesiastical authorities in Tomar, Portugal, in 1629. The report of the Assembly of Tomar was at least in part a response to repeated efforts of Portuguese conversos to persuade Philip IV of Spain (who was also king of Portugal) to reform inquisitorial procedures and revoke certain laws that discriminated against them. Subjects: Councils and synods - Portugal - Tomar - History - 17th century. Jewish Christians - Portugal - History - 17th century. Marranos - Portugal - History - 17th century. Arquivo Nacional da Torre do Tombo (Portugal) . Manuscript. Codice 1508. Clean and fresh. Very good + condition. (SEF-52-2).
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