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 the past. Janet Liebman Jacobs combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion an analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.
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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 the past. Janet Liebman Jacobs combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion an analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Text is unmarked; pages are bright, though the top edge of the pages is lightly foxed. Binding is sturdy. Covers are also lightly foxed. No dust jacket.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.