Abstract
A 1 de Novembro de 1738, era remetida à enviatura portuguesa em Londres uma encomenda de livrose informações sobre a religião judaica e, em particular, os judeus portugueses. A missão, iniciada porMarco António de Azevedo Coutinho, seria continuada pelo seu sucessor Sebastião José de Carvalho eMelo, o qual contou com as relações próximas que mantinha com membros da Nação Portuguesa paraa recolha de dados. Os resultados encontram-se coligidos num códice da Colecção Pombalina (n.º684), conservado na Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal. Listas de livros, comentários bibliográficos,documentos e informações dispersas que reflectem a vida religiosa e social dos judeus de Londres edos cristãos-novos ibéricos – materiais diversos, muitos com origem no interior da própriacomunidade judaica, que acabam por sustentar a perspectiva do Outro.
On the 1st of November of 1738, the Portuguese envoy extraordinary in London was required to collect books and information on the Portuguese Jews and their religiosity. This task was carried by Marco António de Azevedo Coutinho and continued by his successor, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, who based his mission on the close relationship that he cultivated with Portuguese Jews. The results of this work are collected in a codex from Colecção Pombalina (n.º 684), at the National Library of Portugal. There are lists of books, comments on bibliography, documents and a variety of data that mirrors the religious and social life of the Portuguese Jews of London, as well as of the Iberian New Christians. Although some of this information had its origin in the Carvalho e Melo's contacts within the “Nação Portuguesa”, it was used to support an outsider's perspective on this community and its faith.
On the 1st of November of 1738, the Portuguese envoy extraordinary in London was required to collect books and information on the Portuguese Jews and their religiosity. This task was carried by Marco António de Azevedo Coutinho and continued by his successor, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, who based his mission on the close relationship that he cultivated with Portuguese Jews. The results of this work are collected in a codex from Colecção Pombalina (n.º 684), at the National Library of Portugal. There are lists of books, comments on bibliography, documents and a variety of data that mirrors the religious and social life of the Portuguese Jews of London, as well as of the Iberian New Christians. Although some of this information had its origin in the Carvalho e Melo's contacts within the “Nação Portuguesa”, it was used to support an outsider's perspective on this community and its faith.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Informant: The Portuguese Jews of London according to Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo |
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| Original language | Portuguese |
| Title of host publication | I Congresso Lusófono de Ciências das Religiões |
| Editors | Paulo Mendes Pinto , Carlos André Cavalcanti , Emerson Silveira , Eulálio Figueira, Flávio Senra Ribeiro, Manuel Ribeiro de Moraes Júnior , Sérgio Rogério Azevedo Junqueira |
| Place of Publication | Lisbon |
| Publisher | Edições Universitárias Lusófonas |
| Pages | 14-28 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Volume | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-989-757-033-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2015 |
| Event | I Congresso Lusófono de Ciência das Religiões Religiões e Espiritualidades: Culturas e Identidades - Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Lisboa, Portugal Duration: 9 May 2015 → 13 May 2015 |
Conference
| Conference | I Congresso Lusófono de Ciência das Religiões Religiões e Espiritualidades |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Lisboa |
| Period | 9/05/15 → 13/05/15 |
Keywords
- Judaism
- Inquisition
- Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo
- Crypto-judaism
- Diplomacy
- Nação
- Judaísmo
- Criptojudaísmo
- Livros
- Diplomacia
- Nação Portuguesa