Métropoles et périphéries sefarades d'Occident: Kairouan, Amsterdam, Bayonne, Bordeaux, Jérusalem

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Cerf, 1993 - Jews - 493 pages
Describes Jewish life within, and interaction between, the Jewish Sephardic communities of North Africa and Western Europe. Includes scattered references to the "dhimmi" status under Islamic rule. Pp. 59-70 analyze Abraham Ibn Ezra's "kinah" on the Almohad persecution and forced conversion of the Jews in the 12th century. Pp. 253-259 analyze the role of the town of Bayonne (southern France) as a haven and transit point for Spanish and Portuguese Conversos fleeing the Inquisition.

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Amsterdam et Jérusalem
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Annexes
223
LES CONVERSOS EN FRANCE XVIXVIII SIÈCLE
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