Marranos on Moradas - Secret Jews and Penitentes in the Southwestern United States (Hardcover, New)

Two groups were persecuted over four hundred years in what is now the south-western United States, each dissimulating and disguising who they truly were. Both now declare their true identities, yet raise hostility. The Penitentes are a lay Catholic brotherhood that practised bloody rites of self-flagellation and crucifixion, but claim this is a misrepresentation and that they are a community and charitable organisation. Marranos, an ambiguous and complicated population of Sephardic descendants, claim to be anousim. Both people have a complex, shared history. This book disentangles the web, redefines the terms, and creates new contexts in which these groups are viewed with respect and sympathy without idealising or slandering them. It uses rabbinics, literary analyses, psychohistory, and cultural anthropology to consolidate a history of mentalities.

General

Imprint:	Academic Studies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2023
First published:	2009
Authors:	Norman Simms
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	520
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-934843-32-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Jewish studies Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious institutions & organizations > Religious communities & monasticism
LSN:	1-934843-32-6
Barcode:	9781934843321

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