David M Gitlitz: 2 books
A Drizzle of Honey
The Life and Recipes of Spain's Secret Jews
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2000
When Iberian Jews were converted to Catholicism under duress during the Inquisition, many struggled to retain their Jewish identity in private while projecting Christian conformity in the public sphere. To root out these heretics, the courts of the Inquisition published checklists of koshering practices...
The Pilgrimage Road to Santiago
The Complete Cultural Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2000
The road across northern Spain to Santiago de Compostela in the northwest was one of the three major Christian pilgrimage routes during the Middle Ages, leading pilgrims to the resting place of the Apostle St. James. Today, the system of trails and roads that made up the old pilgrimage route is the...