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New Christians and new world fears in seventeenth-century Peru

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Silverblatt, I
Published in: Comparative Studies in Society and History
January 1, 2000

Spanish colonialism brought the Inquisition to the Viceroyalty of Peru in 1569, and from the end of the sixteenth century until Peru declared independence from Spain in 1820, Spanish Inquisitors prosecuted men and women for clandestinely practicing Jewish rites. In this paper, however, I will not talk about 'Jews' as such, nor try to discern who among Peru's New Christians bore 'Jewish' identities or followed Jewish practices and beliefs. Rather, using Inquisition records from the first half of the seventeenth century, and drawing heavily on the lengthy trial brought against Manuel Bautista Perez, I want to investigate some of the ways in which the 'Jew' grabbed colonial imaginations. I will be looking at accusations levied against 'New Christians, ' the conspiracies they supposedly engaged in, the terrors they provoked, the societal dangers they embodied.

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Comparative Studies in Society and History

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0010-4175

Publication Date

January 1, 2000

Volume

42

Issue

3

Start / End Page

524 / 546

Related Subject Headings

  • Anthropology
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4401 Anthropology
  • 4303 Historical studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
  • 1601 Anthropology
 

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Silverblatt, I. (2000). New Christians and new world fears in seventeenth-century Peru. Comparative Studies in Society and History, 42(3), 524–546. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417500002929
Silverblatt, I. “New Christians and new world fears in seventeenth-century Peru.” Comparative Studies in Society and History 42, no. 3 (January 1, 2000): 524–46. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0010417500002929.
Silverblatt I. New Christians and new world fears in seventeenth-century Peru. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 2000 Jan 1;42(3):524–46.
Silverblatt, I. “New Christians and new world fears in seventeenth-century Peru.” Comparative Studies in Society and History, vol. 42, no. 3, Jan. 2000, pp. 524–46. Scopus, doi:10.1017/S0010417500002929.
Silverblatt I. New Christians and new world fears in seventeenth-century Peru. Comparative Studies in Society and History. 2000 Jan 1;42(3):524–546.
Journal cover image

Published In

Comparative Studies in Society and History

DOI

ISSN

0010-4175

Publication Date

January 1, 2000

Volume

42

Issue

3

Start / End Page

524 / 546

Related Subject Headings

  • Anthropology
  • 4408 Political science
  • 4401 Anthropology
  • 4303 Historical studies
  • 2103 Historical Studies
  • 1601 Anthropology