Forced Baptisms

Histories of Jews, Christians, and Converts in Papal Rome

Autor*innen

• Marina Caffiero

Parameter

• 336 Seiten
• 12 Lesestunden

• Geschichte

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The book investigates the Roman Catholic Church's systematic efforts to convert Jews in Rome between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, utilizing archival sources to highlight the abduction of Jews from the ghetto and the intense pressure they faced to undergo baptism. It sheds light on the historical context of these coercive practices, revealing the regularity and brutality of the Church's policies during this period.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• Einband: Hardcover