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Hidden Heritage: The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews
Hidden Heritage The Legacy of the CryptoJews Author:Janet Liebman Jacobs 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 ... more »a brilliant analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.« less