Book Summary
A new interpretation of crypto-Jewish martyrdom in Iberian lands during the Inquisition Miriam Bodian's study of crypto-Jewish martyrdom in Iberian lands depictsa new type of martyr that emerged in the late 16th century -- a defiant, educatedjudaizing martyr who engaged in disputes with inquisitors. By examining closely theInquisition dossiers of four men who were tried in the Iberian peninsula or SpanishAmerica and who developed judaizing theologies that drew from currents ofReformation thinking that emphasized the authority of Scripture and the religiousautonomy of individual interpreters of Scripture, Miriam Bodian reveals unexpectedconnections between Reformation thought and historic crypto-Judaism. The complexpersonalities of the martyrs, acting in response to psychic and situationalpressures, emerge vividly from this absorbing book.
Book Details
| Book Name | Dying In The Law Of Moses: Crypto-Jewish Martyrdom In The Iberian World |
| Author | Miriam Bodian |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (May 2007) |
| ISBN | 9780253348616 |
| Pages | 278 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1515 |
