"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 ...
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"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"--
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