The Last Kabbalist of Lisbon
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Just a few years earlier, Jews living in Portugal were dragged to the baptismal font and forced to convert to Christianity. Many of these New Christians persevered in their Jewish prayers and rituals in secret and at great risk; the hidden, arcane practices of the kabbalists, a mystical sect of Jews, continued as well.
One such secret Jew was Berekiah Zarco, an intelligent young manuscript illuminator. Inflamed by love and revenge, he searches, in the crucible of the raging pogrom, for the killer of his beloved uncle Abraham, a renowned kabbalist and manuscript illuminator, discovered murdered in a hidden synagogue along with a young girl in dishabille. Risking his life in streets seething with mayhem, Berekiah tracks down answers among Christians, New Christians, Jews, and the fellow kabbalists of his uncle, whose secret language and codes by turns light and obscure the way to the truth he seeks.
“Vividly re-creates the world of ancient Lisbon . . . [A] many layered narrative, in which a suitably complex cast of characters plays a dangerous game with fate.” —New York Times Book Review
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| Dimensions | 1.25 × 5.4 × 8 in |
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| Subjects | Devastating persecution, Historical drama, Forbidden knowledge, Mysterious death, Religious intolerance, International acclaim, Literary bestseller, Historical accuracy, Mystical symbols, Ancient manuscripts, Spiritual conflict, Orthodox beliefs, Literary masterpiece, Hidden identity, Blood-stained cellar, Naked girl, Clandestine Passover, Forbidden faith, Kabbalah traditions, Religious underground, Arcane practices, Mystical sect, Historical thriller, Historical secrets, Forbidden practices, Jewish mysticism, Historical suspense, Mystical revelations, Ancient scrolls, Hidden knowledge, Kabbalistic teachings, Forbidden rituals, Spiritual quest, Mysterious clues, Inquisitorial threat, Jewish rituals, Jewish identity, Mystical journey, Ancient texts, Forbidden love, Betrayal and revenge, Jewish community, Medieval intrigue, Hidden truths, Secret codes, Kabbalistic wisdom, lisbon, religious persecution, FIC046000, jewish families, Historical context, antisemitism, secret society, cultural heritage, historical mystery, FIC014030, Kabbalah, religious, locked room mystery, portugal, historical fiction, riot, murder, jews, FIC019000, mystery, Europe, European, Jewish Heritage, Inquisition, Mesirat nefesh self-sacrifice, Alfama quarter, Farid Islamic friend, Berekiah Zarco, Symbolic murder, Spiritual master, Anti-Semitic violence, Hidden synagogue, New Christians, Uncle Abraham, Manuscript illuminator, Jewish mystery, Lisbon pogrom, Secret Jews, Kabbalistic secrets, Portuguese setting, massacre, anti-semitic, religious oppression, portuguese, 16th century, 1500s |
