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Juggling identities : identity and authenticity among the Crypto-Jews /

Juggling 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 th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kunin, Seth Daniel
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Juggling 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 un.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780231512572
0231512570