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Record Number: 3300 Author(s)/Creator(s): Levine Melammed , Renée Contributor(s): Title: Castilian "Conversas" at Work [The author argues that judaizing "conversas" observed the Sabbath, Jewish holidays, and dietary laws; all of these observations required work which brought the women to the attention of the Inquisition]. Source: Women at Work in Spain: From the Middle Ages to Early Modern Times.  Edited by Marilyn Stone and Carmen Benito-Vessels.  Peter Lang, 1998.  Pages 81 - 100. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Castile Conversas Housework Inquisition Jews Judaizers Work Award Note: Geographic Area: Iberia Century: 15- 16 Primary Evidence: Legal Document; Madrid, Archivo Histórico Nacional. Dossiers of the Spanish Inquisition, trials held in the Archbishopric of Toledo. Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Harvard Divinty School Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1998. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0820436704

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