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Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews
David M. Gitlitz
Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews
David M. Gitlitz
Documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. Included in this award-winning volume are examinations of crypto-Jewish beliefs, superstitions, birth customs, education, marriage and sex, holidays, dietary laws, conversions, and death and burial practices.
677 pages, illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | April 30, 2002 |
ISBN13 | 9780826328137 |
Publishers | University of New Mexico Press |
Pages | 677 |
Dimensions | 176 × 256 × 55 mm · 1.29 kg |
Language | English |
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