Hidden Heritage
Subtitle: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: September 2, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780520235175
Subjects: Anthropology; History of religion; Jewish studies; Judaism; United States; Marranos; History; Social Science; Religion - Judaism; Sociology; Ethnic Studies - General; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Judaism - History; Religion / General; General; Jews; Religious life
First sentence: One of the most intriguing aspects of modern crypto-Judaism is the survival of a culture of secrecy that is evident in the patterns of silence and disclosure that characterize twentieth-century families with crypto-Jewish ancestors.