Fractured Faiths

Fractured Faiths Spanish Judaism, the Inquisition, and New World Identities

Hardback (30 May 2016) | English,Spanish

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Publisher's Synopsis

Why does the story of secret Jews fascinate us? What is crypto-Judaism? In recent decades religious practices that were preserved in hiding for centuries have become more widely known. Specifically, families of Spanish Jewish descent have retained elements of Judaism for five hundred years. What incredible religious and cultural tenacity! For many these elements represent a discovered identity that helps to explain mysteries in their lives. Is a person Jewish by genes, cultural heritage, religious practice, or by choice? What survives for a person whose ancestors were Jewish five hundred years ago? Fractured Faiths traces the history of the Sephardic and converso (converted) Jews from their Golden Age to the twenty-first century, in both the land they left behind and in the lands they later settled. Documents, maps, paintings, and objects illuminate the history of Sephardic Jews from Spain to Mexico to New Mexico.

Book information

ISBN: 9781934491515
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Imprint: Fresco Fine Art Publications
Pub date:
DEWEY: 305.8924046
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English,Spanish
Number of pages: 227
Weight: 1864g
Height: 305mm
Width: 229mm
Spine width: 25mm