I think "marrano" was actually adopted from Arabic into Castillian, and in the latter referred to pigs and pork. Historically and etymologically, at least, it's far from complementary. But now? I don't know.
Off hand I think "Conversos" would be better since it's nominally less charged, but the improvement is only in slight degrees and there might be better terms. "Christian converts from Judaism" exists and it seems to suffice in all but the particulars of time and place. Maybe "Christian converts from Judaism $z Iberian Peninsula $y 16th century"? It's awkward, but it hits the particulars without using one of the more charged terms. $.02: mine. B On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Kuperman, Aaron <[email protected]> wrote: > The term is in LCSH as well as the BM schedule. I am currently making a > proposal for KBM and for the legal form of the heading and I wonder if I > should call the PSD’s attention that at least some people consider the term > offensive (the book uses the term “conversos” in the title). Is “marrano” > sufficiently offensive that it should be replaced in LCC and LCSH? > > > > Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section. > > This is not an official communication from my employer > > > > > __ > Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual > author > and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries > (AJL) > ================================== > Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: > [email protected] > To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: > https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] > Ha-Safran Archives: > Current: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > Earlier Listserver: > http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html > AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org > -- > Hasafran mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran > -- Bob Talbott Principal cataloger/Hebraica cataloger UC Berkeley 250 Moffitt Berkeley, CA 94720 יול נא מי באי מאי בלאק טעלעסקאפ __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran
