Don't Drink the Chocolate; Domestic Slavery and the Exigencies of Fasting for Crypto-Jews in Seventeenth-Century Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4045751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Ferry (0000-0001-9228-3914, University of Colorado System, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Publication date | 2005-05-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Nuevo mundo mundos nuevos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1626-0252 • E-ISSN: 1626-0252 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4000/nuevomundo.934 |
| OpenAlex | W1994638282 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This paper examines some of the elements of the identity of people who secretly practiced certain Judaic rituals in seventeenth-century Mexico. It is drawn from research on an extensive project that is based on a close reading of the testimonial records of more than a hundred individuals who were accused of and prosecuted for Jewish heresy by the Mexican Holy Office of the Inquisition in the 1640s. The second quarter of the seventeenth century was a time of troubles and transformations in
Ancient history · Art · Hispanic-African Historical Relations · History · Sephardic Jews and Inquisition Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2023 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |