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Explores two themes in the history of Barcelona's Jewish community in its formative years, from the middle of the eleventh century to the end of the thirteenth. This work examines the relationship of the Jewish community in Barcelona to Catalan society. It traces the development of the intra-Jewish community.

Countering the traditional view that colonial coercion was the driving force behind the religious conversion of the native population in 16th century Mexico, the author shows how Spanish missionaries in fact drew on existing native ceremonies in order to make Christianity more accessible to the Nahua population they were trying to convert.