2002, ISBN: 082632813X

[EAN: 9780826328137], Neubuch, [PU: University Of New Mexico Press], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This important history documents the religious customs… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780826328137], Neubuch, [PU: University Of New Mexico Press], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This important history documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. In coping with clandestineness, crypto-Jews rapidly evolved their own idiosyncratic religion. Its Jewish core was quickly replaced with concepts and practices from the surrounding Catholic culture covered by a veneer of Jewish theology. Included in this award-winning volume are examinations of crypto-Jewish beliefs, superstitions, birth customs, education, marriage and sex, holidays, dietary laws, conversions and death, and burial practices. Secrecy and Deceit provides a comprehensive account of the customs of these secret Jews.'Secrecy and Deceit provides rare glimpses into a subject that is increasingly fascinating to many different audiences.'--Jane S. Gerber, Director, Institute for Sephardic Studies, CUNY Graduate Center'Historians and students of comparative and popular religion will be drawing on this work for years.'--Haym Soloveitchik, Yeshiva UniversityWinner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Lucy B. Davidowicz History Award 700 pp. Englisch, Books<

ISBN: 9780826328137

This important history documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. In coping with c… Mehr…

This important history documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. In coping with clandestineness, crypto-Jews rapidly evolved their own idiosyncratic religion. Its Jewish core was quickly replaced with concepts and practices from the surrounding Catholic culture covered by a veneer of Jewish theology. Included in this award-winning volume are examinations of crypto-Jewish beliefs, superstitions, birth customs, education, marriage and sex, holidays, dietary laws, conversions and death, and burial practices. Secrecy and Deceit provides a comprehensive account of the customs of these secret Jews.Secrecy and Deceit provides rare glimpses into a subject that is increasingly fascinating to many different audiences.--Jane S. Gerber, Director, Institute for Sephardic Studies, CUNY Graduate CenterHistorians and students of comparative and popular religion will be drawing on this work for years.--Haym Soloveitchik, Yeshiva UniversityWinner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Lucy B. Davidowicz History Award Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Religion,Inspiration>Judaica>Judaica Hist,Th, University of New Mexico Press Core >1<

ISBN: 9780826328137

This important history documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. In coping with c… Mehr…

This important history documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. In coping with clandestineness, crypto-Jews rapidly evolved their own idiosyncratic religion. Its Jewish core was quickly replaced with concepts and practices from the surrounding Catholic culture covered by a veneer of Jewish theology. Included in this award-winning volume are examinations of crypto-Jewish beliefs, superstitions, birth customs, education, marriage and sex, holidays, dietary laws, conversions and death, and burial practices. Secrecy and Deceit provides a comprehensive account of the customs of these secret Jews."Secrecy and Deceit provides rare glimpses into a subject that is increasingly fascinating to many different audiences."--Jane S. Gerber, Director, Institute for Sephardic Studies, CUNY Graduate Center"Historians and students of comparative and popular religion will be drawing on this work for years."--Haym Soloveitchik, Yeshiva UniversityWinner of the National Jewish Book Award and the Lucy B. Davidowicz History Award Books List_Books, [PU: University of New Mexico Press]<

ISBN: 9780826328137

Documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. Included in this award-winning volume a… Mehr…

Documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. Included in this award-winning volume are examinations of crypto-Jewish beliefs, superstitions, birth customs, education, marriage and sex, holidays, dietary laws, conversions, and death and burial practices.; General, University of New Mexico Press<

2002, ISBN: 082632813X

Kartoniert / Broschiert HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal, Spanien, Portugal, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:University of New Mexico Press]