| ID | 165233 |
| Title Proper | Revisiting History, Rethinking Identity |
| Other Title Information | some Cabo Verdean Profiles in Afro-Jewish Journeys |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gottlieb, Alma |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Religious diversity dates to the founding of Cabo Verdean society by Portuguese explorers in the mid-15th century. Increasing anti-Semitism that claimed Iberia beginning in the last decades of that century propelled a disproportionate number of Jews to join Catholic Portuguese migrants emigrating (for their own reasons) to the previously-unoccupied islands of Cabo Verde. Centuries later, another “wave” of Jews fleeing persecution—this time, in Morocco—reached Cabo Verde. In this article, I profile several living Cabo Verdeans with Jewish ancestry, to sample the variety of ways in which diasporic Cabo Verdeans themselves understand and experience their intriguing Afro-Jewish heritage. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Middle East and Africa Vol. 10, No.1; Jan-Mar 2019: p.47-73 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Middle East and Africa Vol: 10 No 1 |
| Key Words | Portugal ; Diaspora ; Morocco ; Iberian Peninsula ; Afro-Jewish History ; Cabo Verde ; Inquisition |