Hidden Heritage
The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews| By: | Janet Jacobs |
| Publisher: | University of California Press |
| Print ISBN: | 9780520235175 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780520936614 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2003 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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This study of contemporary crypto-Jews—descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition—traces the group's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their present-day efforts to reclaim their past. Janet Liebman Jacobs masterfully combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion a brilliant analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.