num_pages: 212
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.
language: English
title: Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews
titlecomplete: Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews
genres: Jewish, Judaism
ratings_count: 13
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Distinguished Book Award
publisher: University of California Press