The Mass Conversion of 1495 in South Italy and its Precedents: a Comparative Approach

Forced mass conversions were relatively rare in the Middle Ages but they have a central place in both medieval narratives and modern historiography. A distinction should be made between conversions ordered by Christian rulers, and pressure to convert coming from popular elements. Some well-known exa...

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Subtitles:The Mass Conversion of fourteen ninety-five in South Italy and its Precedents
Main Author: Zeldes, Nadyah 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2019]
In: Medieval encounters
Year: 2019, Volume: 25, Issue: 3, Pages: 227-262
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Kingdom / Jews / Conversion (Religion) / Compulsion / Christianity / Jewish persecution / Church history studies 1391-1495
RelBib Classification:CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBJ Italy
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Christians
B Ferrante I of Naples
B Sicily
B Charles VIII of France
B Jews
B Migration
B expulsion of 1492
B Conversion
B Conversos
B Southern Italy
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