Search -
Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews (Jewish Latin America)
Secrecy and Deceit The Religion of the CryptoJews - Jewish Latin America Author:David M. Gitlitz Secrecy and Deceit documents the religious customs of the crypto-Jewish culture in Spain, Portugal, and their American colonies, principally Mexico, Peru, and Brazil. In coping with clandestineness, crypto-Jews rapidly evolved their own idiosyncratic religion. Its Jewish core was quickly replaced with concepts and practices from the surrounding ... more »Catholic culture covered by a veneer of Jewish theology. 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. Secrecy and Deceit is a comprehensive account of the customs of these secret Jews.« less