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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231142188
ISBN-139780231142182
eBay Product ID (ePID)71720959
Product Key Features
Number of Pages288 Pages
Publication NameJuggling Identities : Identity and Authenticity Among the Crypto-Jews
LanguageEnglish
SubjectJudaism / History, Jewish, Jewish Studies
Publication Year2009
TypeTextbook
AuthorSeth Kunin
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight20.7 Oz
Item Length0.9 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2009-000331
Dewey Edition22
Reviews""Seth D. Kunin's book fills a large void in the academic literature treating crypto-Judaism and is an extremely significant contribution to the field. This work should attract the attention of a wide audience, both academic and lay alike. For academicians in the fields of social science and history, as well as university libraries, this book should be a requirement for their shelves."" -- Stanley M. Hordes, University of New Mexico, Seth D. Kunin's book fills a large void in the academic literature treating crypto-Judaism and is an extremely significant contribution to the field. This work should attract the attention of a wide audience, both academic and lay alike. For academicians in the fields of social science and history, as well as university libraries, this book should be a requirement for their shelves.
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.892/40789
Table Of ContentAcknowledgments Introduction 1. Diversity and Complexity 2. The Case Against the Authenticity of Crypto-Judaism in New Mexico 3. The Case for the Authenticity of Crypto-Judaism in New Mexico 4. Ideal Types of Crypto-Jewish Identity 5. Crypto-Jewish Practice: Memory and Bricolage 6. A Postmodern Take on Crypto-Judaism Conclusion Theoretical Appendix. (Neo)-Structuralism: A Basis for Understanding the Transformative Use of Structure in Crypto-Jewish Culture Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisJuggling Identities is an extensive ethnography of the crypto-Jews who live deep within the Hispanic communities of the American Southwest. Critiquing scholars who challenge the cultural authenticity of these individuals, Seth D. Kunin builds a solid link between the crypto-Jews of New Mexico and their Spanish ancestors who secretly maintained their Jewish identity after converting to Catholicism, offering the strongest evidence yet of their ethnic and religious origins. Kunin adopts a unique approach to the lives of modern crypto-Jews, concentrating primarily on their understanding of Jewish tradition and the meaning they ascribe to ritual. He illuminates the complexity of this community, in which individuals and groups perform the same practice in diverse ways. Kunin supplements his ethnographic research with broader theories concerning the nature of identity and memory, which is especially applicable to crypto-Jews, whose culture resides mainly in memory. Kunin's work has wider implications, not only for other forms of crypto-Judaism (such as that found in the former Soviet Union) but also for the study of Judaism's fluid nature, which helps adherents adapt to new circumstances and knowledge. Kunin draws fascinating comparisons between the intricate ancestry of crypto-Jews and those of other ethnic communities living in the United States.
LC Classification NumberF805.J4K86 2009
