LEADER 03997nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910779117603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-51257-0 024 7 $a10.7312/kuni14218 035 $a(CKB)2550000000105147 035 $a(EBL)908581 035 $a(OCoLC)826476356 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000721014 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12308540 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000721014 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10686638 035 $a(PQKB)10928432 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC908581 035 $a(DE-B1597)459032 035 $a(OCoLC)1013955218 035 $a(OCoLC)1029824655 035 $a(OCoLC)1032678394 035 $a(OCoLC)1037970778 035 $a(OCoLC)1042013331 035 $a(OCoLC)1046612024 035 $a(OCoLC)1047000397 035 $a(OCoLC)1049680244 035 $a(OCoLC)1054876188 035 $a(OCoLC)979967634 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231512572 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL908581 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10579965 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL675011 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000105147 100 $a20090106d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJuggling identities$b[electronic resource] $eidentity and authenticity among the Crypto-Jews /$fSeth D. Kunin 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-43729-7 311 $a0-231-14218-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tOne. Diversity and Complexity -- $tTwo. The Case Against the Authenticity of Crypto- Judaism in New Mexico -- $tThree. The Case for the Authenticity of Crypto- Judaism in New Mexico -- $tFour. Ideal Types of Crypto- Jewish Identity -- $tFive. Crypto- Jewish Practice -- $tSix. A Postmodern Take on Crypto- Judaism -- $tConclusion -- $tTheoretical Appendix. (Neo)- Structuralism -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aJuggling Identities is an extensive ethnography of the crypto-Jews who live deep within the Hispanic communities of the American Southwest. Critiquing scholars who challenge the cultural authenticity of these individuals, Seth D. Kunin builds a solid link between the crypto-Jews of New Mexico and their Spanish ancestors who secretly maintained their Jewish identity after converting to Catholicism, offering the strongest evidence yet of their ethnic and religious origins. Kunin adopts a unique approach to the lives of modern crypto-Jews, concentrating primarily on their understanding of Jewish tradition and the meaning they ascribe to ritual. He illuminates the complexity of this community, in which individuals and groups perform the same practice in diverse ways. Kunin supplements his ethnographic research with broader theories concerning the nature of identity and memory, which is especially applicable to crypto-Jews, whose culture resides mainly in memory. Kunin's work has wider implications, not only for other forms of crypto-Judaism (such as that found in the former Soviet Union) but also for the study of Judaism's fluid nature, which helps adherents adapt to new circumstances and knowledge. Kunin draws fascinating comparisons between the intricate ancestry of crypto-Jews and those of other ethnic communities living in the United States. 606 $aCrypto-Jews$zNew Mexico$xHistory 606 $aJews$zNew Mexico$xHistory 606 $aJews$zNew Mexico$xIdentity 615 0$aCrypto-Jews$xHistory. 615 0$aJews$xHistory. 615 0$aJews$xIdentity. 676 $a305.892/40789 700 $aKunin$b Seth Daniel$01477360 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779117603321 996 $aJuggling identities$93766729 997 $aUNINA