Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. Chapter 1 THE MEDIEVAL LEGACY 11
7. Chapter 2 THE LOST CROWN OF SYNAGOGA 33
8. Chapter 3 THE TURNING POINT 47
9. Chapter 4 THE LAST DECEPTION 67
10. Chapter 5 WRITING THE DIVIDED SELF 88
11. Chapter 6 THE PROFESSIONS OF CONVERSION 124
12. Chapter 7 CONVERSION AND RUPTURE OF THE FAMILY 138
13. Chapter 8 CONVERSION, LANGUAGE, AND IDENTITY 157
14. Chapter 9 REVEALING THE SECRETS OF JUDAISM 170
15. Chapter 10 REPRESENTATION AND RIVALRY 200
16. Chapter 11 CONCLUSION 222
17. APPENDIX: THE CONVERSION AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF FRIEDRICH ALBRECHT CHRISTIANI (LEBENS=LAUFF) 235
18. NOTES 243
19. BIBLIOGRAPHY 289
20. Index 319