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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Columbia University Press,
©2009.
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Full text (MFA users only) |
| ISBN: | 9780231512572 0231512570 |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 278 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Language Note: | In English. |
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