Underground World Of Secret Jews And Africans: Two Tales Of Sex,Magic,And Survival In Colonia Cartagena And Mexico City - 9781558769526

The book provides a lively description of life in Cartagena and Mexico City in the late 17th century. It is a reconstruction of two cases tried in front of the Inquisition, and based on its protocols. The first case involved two surgeons, one a mulatto, and the other a converted Jew. Under torture, the Crypto-Jew confessed to secretly practicing Judaism. The other case involved a mulatto woman: a daughter of an African slave and a converted Jew who had granted her her freedom. She was accused of introducing other Africans to Judaism. The book is based on the research of Jonathan Schorsch, who also contributed a new introduction and conclusion--

• | Author: Jonathan Schorsch, Craig Leisher
• | Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• | Publication Date: Jul 06, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 248 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1558769528
• | ISBN-13: 9781558769526