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A Network of Converso Families in Early Modern Toledo addresses the fortunes of Jewish families who converted to Catholicism in fifteenth-century Spain. From the fifteenth through the seventeenth century, their careers, successes, and misfortunes are traced as they confront institutional and societal prejudices in the form of the Spanish Inquisition and pure blood statutes.
History of Spain --- anno 1600-1699 --- anno 1500-1599 --- Toledo --- Jews --- Spain --- Toledo (Spain) --- History --- 16th century --- 17th century --- Marranos --- Social life and customs --- Politics and government --- Economic conditions --- Ethnic relations --- Toledo [Spain] --- Crypto-Jews --- Anusim --- Converts --- Hebrews --- Israelites --- Jewish people --- Jewry --- Judaic people --- Judaists --- Ethnology --- Religious adherents --- Semites --- Judaism --- Ṭulayṭula (Spain) --- Ṭulaiṭula (Spain) --- Tolède (Spain) --- Ethnic relations.
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In this book Linda Martz explores the major developments in the theory and practice of poor relief in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Spain and determines how far Spanish attitudes to poverty compared with those of other countries in western Europe. This scholarly and lucid exploration of attitudes to poverty and welfare has been prepared with the interests of non-Hispanists also borne in mind and all quotations are in English. It provides an original contribution to the socio-economic history of western Europe.
Charities --- -Poor --- -Disadvantaged, Economically --- Economically disadvantaged --- Impoverished people --- Low-income people --- Pauperism --- Poor --- Poor, The --- Poor people --- Persons --- Social classes --- Poverty --- Alms and almsgiving --- Benevolent institutions --- Charitable institutions --- Endowed charities --- Institutions, Charitable and philanthropic --- Philanthropy --- Poor relief --- Private nonprofit social work --- Relief (Aid) --- Social welfare --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Social service --- Endowments --- History --- Economic conditions --- Societies, etc. --- Services for --- Toledo (Spain) --- -Social policy --- History. --- -History --- Disadvantaged, Economically --- Ṭulayṭula (Spain) --- Ṭulaiṭula (Spain) --- Tolède (Spain) --- Social policy. --- Arts and Humanities --- Literature
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This collection of essays examines interactions of war, peace and religion in the United States, a country where religious faith was, and still is, often deeply felt and widely held, where faith has provided a set of values to uphold with fervor or to transgress in protest, and where religion has been used to legitimize both armed violence and passive resistance. These essays analyze the mythos of America as a place of religious freedom, yet one imbued with a socially-imposed civil religion and underpinned by a heavy presumption of Protestant dominance. With subjects ranging from the War of In
War --- Christianity and war --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- United States --- Religion.
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With essays by an international group of scholars, Questions of Identity in Detective Fiction delves into the ways in which this genre, given its status as popular yet marginalized literature, allows for the exploration of a wide range of meanings. Contributors examine how the genre both mirrors and focuses the personal/sexual/ ethnic/spiritual, how it interfaces with national literatures and histories, and how the generic identity of detective fiction has evolved over time. Chapters include ...
Detective and mystery stories --- Identity (Psychology) in literature --- Crime --- Detective and mystery fiction --- Detectives --- Mystery stories --- Fiction --- History and criticism
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Culture --- Anglais (Langue) --- Terminologie. --- Glossaires, vocabulaires, etc. --- États-Unis --- Grande-Bretagne --- Civilisation.
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