The Hispanic- Converso Predicament

Bibliographic Data

ID11005016
AuthorsAngus Mackay (corresponding author)
Year1985
Volume35
Pages159-179
Publication date1985-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueTransactions of the Royal Historical Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0080-4401 • E-ISSN: 1474-0648
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3679181
OpenAlexW1995546525
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited12

The hispanic- converso predicament developed over a considerable period of time and was the consequence of intolerance. It affected both Jews and Muslims who converted to Christianity, frequently under extreme pressure. The former are generally known as conversos and the latter as moriscos . The rise of intolerance involved a reclassification of notions of purity and danger, most notably during the reign of Henry IV of Castile. It also eventually entailed the establishment of an Inquisition. But intolerance was not simply a matter of religion, for both conversos and moriscos found that their habits, customs, and styles of life were viewed with suspicion and hostility. This, then, was their predicament. This paper will consider the predicament in the light of developing intolerance, and brief attention will also be devoted to the possibility that conversos encoded secret predicament messages in literary works. The emphasis is on the kingdom of Castile but, where apposite, examples have been used relating to Portugal, the Crown of Aragon, and Italy

Hostility · Political science · Politics · Reign · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Sephardic Jews and Inquisition Studies · Social Psychology

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