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Marrano as Metaphor : The Jewish Presence in French Writing
Marrano as Metaphor The Jewish Presence in French Writing
Author: Elaine Marks
When Europeans in the Middle Ages spoke of "marranos," they were making a derogatory reference to "crypto-Jews"--those who publicly converted to and performed as Christians, but who remained secretly faithful to Judaic law. Today, asserts Elaine Marks in Marrano as Metaphor, the concept can be used to describe all Jews living in a domina...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231103084
ISBN-10: 0231103085
Publication Date: 12/1995
Pages: 187
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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