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Álvaro de Ocaña, ¿Insane or Sane? ¿Jew or Christian?

Publicated to: Sefarad: Revista de Estudios Hebraicos y Sefardíes. 2024; 84 (1): 41 - 50 - 2024-01-01 84(1), DOI: 10.3989/sefarad.024.1206

Authors:

Susana Gala Pellicer; Fernando José Pancorbo Murillo
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Abstract

This article analyses the inquisitorial trial against Álvaro de Ocaña, who was imprisoned together with his brother Antonio in April 1664 by the Inquisitional Court of Murcia, accused of Judaism. Antonio's case followed the usual procedure, while Álvaro's case was altered because of the existence of incessant contradictions in his statements (on some occasions he claimed to be a Jew and on others a Christian). The insistence in affirming the double religious condition, as well as the manifestation of anomalies in his behaviour, were interpreted by the court as signs of insanity. The existence of Antonio's trial, which coincides in its formal aspects (two brothers living together and sharing their family, cultural and religious context, imprisoned at the same time and accused of the same crime), will allow us to observe the difficulty the court had in resolving a double paradox: whether Álvaro was insane or sane, whether he was a Christian or a heretic.
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Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sefarad due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Dialnet (Dialnet Métricas). In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil).

Notably, the journal is positioned in the Quartile Q3 for the agency Scopus (SJR), in the category Literature and Literary Theory, classified as A in other national agencies such as CIRC, classified as C by the agency AGUAR.

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Impact and social visibility

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

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Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GALA PELLICER, SUSANA) .

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