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Secrecy and deceit : the religion of the Crypto-Jews / David M. Gitlitz ; introduction by Ilan Stavans.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gitlitz, David M. (David Martin)
- Series:
- Jewish Latin America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Spain--History.
- Jews.
- Spain.
- History.
- Crypto-Jews--Religious life--Iberian Peninsula.
- Crypto-Jews.
- Religious life.
- Europe--Iberian Peninsula.
- Spain--Ethnic relations.
- Ethnic relations.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 677 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, N.M. : University of New Mexico Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- "Secrecy and Deceit documents the religious customs of the Iberian Jews who converted to Catholicism, largely under duress, in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. Although many of the converts quickly melded into the Catholic mainstream, thousands of others and their descendents strove to preserve their Jewish culture despite the efforts of the Inquisition to suppress them." "The book details crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. The author uses Inquisition records, chronicles, rabbinical rulings, letters, eyewitness accounts, religious books, and other historical documents to give the most thorough and accurate picture of crypto-Jews ever cataloged. This book raises questions about living outside a Jewish community and what happens to religions of approximation."--BOOK JACKET.
- Contents:
- Converso Chronology
- Pt. I Historical Introduction
- Conversions and Conversos through 1492
- Conversos after 1492
- The Major Points of Controversy
- Pt. II The Religious Customs of the Crypto-Jews
- The Crypto-Jewish Belief System
- Attitudes toward Christian Beliefs
- Superstitions
- Birth Customs
- Education
- Marriage and Sex
- Ritual Purification and Hygiene
- Death and Funeral Customs
- Sabbath Customs
- Holidays
- Books
- Crypto-Jewish Ritual and Prayer
- Oaths
- Communal Organizations, Synagogues, Rabbis
- Clothing and Ceremonial Items
- Food and Dietary Laws
- Conversion
- The Social Contexts of Crypto-Judaism
- Edict of Faith.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 629-651) and index.
- National Jewish Book Awards - Sephardic Studies, Winner, 1996
- ISBN:
- 082632813X
- 9780826328137
- OCLC:
- 48551010
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