Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews

By Janet Liebman Jacobs

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520235177
• ISBN13: 9780520235175
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"