03373nam 22007814a 450 991044996290332120220218165743.097866127627411-59734-653-50-520-93661-21-282-76274-510.1525/9780520936614(CKB)1000000000003647(EBL)223843(OCoLC)437143975(SSID)ssj0000170701(PQKBManifestationID)11168115(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170701(PQKBWorkID)10235897(PQKB)10597667(StDuBDS)EDZ0000084752(MiAaPQ)EBC223843(OCoLC)51822234(MdBmJHUP)muse30370(DE-B1597)521077(DE-B1597)9780520936614(Au-PeEL)EBL223843(CaPaEBR)ebr10053503(CaONFJC)MIL276274(EXLCZ)99100000000000364720020122d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHidden heritage[electronic resource] the legacy of the Crypto-Jews /Janet Liebman JacobsBerkeley ;Los Angeles University of California Pressc20021 online resource (210 p.)S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish StudiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-520-23346-8 0-520-23517-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-185) and index.Secrecy, antisemitism, and the dangers of Jewishness -- Women and the persistence of culture : ritual, custom, and the recovery of Sephardic ancestry -- The self-in-relation and the transformation of religious consciousness -- Syncretism and faith blending in modern Crypto-Judaism -- Conversion and the rekindling of the Jewish soul -- Jewish ancestry and the social construction of ethnic identity -- Conclusion. Ethnic loss and the future of Crypto-Jewish cultureThis 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.S. Mark Taper Foundation Imprint in Jewish StudiesCrypto-JewsUnited StatesHistoryJewsUnited StatesHistoryCrypto-JewsReligious lifeCrypto-JewsSocial life and customsJewsIdentityUnited StatesEthnic relationsElectronic books.Crypto-JewsHistory.JewsHistory.Crypto-JewsReligious life.Crypto-JewsSocial life and customs.JewsIdentity.305.892/4073Jacobs Janet Liebman1021170MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449962903321Hidden heritage2462218UNINA