Marrano as Metaphor: The Jewish Presence in French Writing by Elaine Marks

Marrano as Metaphor: The Jewish Presence in French Writing

Elaine Marks

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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 M...

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