Hidden Heritage - The Legacy of the Crypto-Jews (Electronic book text)

This study of contemporary crypto-JewsOCodescendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish InquisitionOCotraces 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."