Tell your friends about this item:
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 12, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780826328137 |
| Publishers | University of New Mexico Press |
| Pages | 677 |
| Dimensions | 176 × 256 × 55 mm · 1.36 kg |
| Language | English |
More by David M. Gitlitz
Show allSee all of David M. Gitlitz ( e.g. Paperback Book and Hardcover Book )