Heretics or Daughters of Israel? The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile.

Melammed, Renée Levine. Heretics or Daughters of Israel? The Crypto-Jewish Women of Castile. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999. First edition. Quarto. VI, [2], 256pp. Original pictorial wrappers over blue cloth, with silver lettering on spine. Between 1391 and the end of the 15th century, numerous Spanish Jews converted to Christianity, most of them under duress. Before and after 1492, when the Jews were officially expelled from Spain, a significant number of these conversos maintained clandestine ties to Judaism, despite their outward conformity to Catholicism. This fascinating work sheds new light on the roles of women in the transmission of Jewish traditions and customs. Minor age-toning along edges of wrappers. Wrappers in overall good to very good, binding and interior in very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (25333) $45