基本説明
This study of contemporary crypto-Jews traces the groyp's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their presentday efforts to reclaim their past.
Full Description
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.
Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction. Crypto-Jewish Descent: An Ethnographic Study in Historical Perspective 1. Secrecy, Antisemitism, and the Dangers of Jewishness 2. Women and the Persistence of Culture: Ritual, Custom, and the Recovery of Sephardic Ancestry 3. The Self-in-Relation and the Transformation of Religious Consciousness 4. Syncretism and Faith Blending in Modern Crypto-Judaism 5. Conversion and the Rekindling of the Jewish Soul 6. Jewish Ancestry and the Social Construction of Ethnic Identity Conclusion. Ethnic Loss and the Future of Crypto-Jewish Culture
