Secrecy and Deceit - (Jewish Latin America) by David M Gitlitz (Paperback)

About the Book

Comprehensive history of crypto-Jewish beliefs and social customs.

Book Synopsis

Comprehensive history of crypto-Jewish beliefs and social customs.

Review Quotes

aHis scholarship is massive and his book is both easily manageable and thorough.a

." . . this book is thoroughly researched, the author having utilized Inquisition records, chronicles, rabbinical rulings, correspondence, eyewitness accounts, religious manuals, and other historical documents. This book is highly recommended for those interested in the history of the Iberian Jews."

""Secrecy and Deceit" is a carefully researched, dense, and thorough historical record of the crypto-Jews."

"Gitlitz's magnum opus provides a full fascinating history of the quixotic religion developed by the Jews who were forced to convert to Catholicism in early modern Spain."

His scholarship is massive and his book is both easily manageable and thorough.

"His scholarship is massive and his book is both easily manageable and thorough."

About the Author

David M. Gitlitz (1942-2020) was a professor emeritus of Hispanic studies at the University of Rhode Island. His publications include Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews and The Lost Minyan (both from UNM Press).

Internationally renowned scholar, essayist, linguist, translator, editor, and cultural commentator Ilan Stavans is the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities, Latin American, and Latino Culture at Amherst College. He serves as the series editor for the University of New Mexico Press's acclaimed Jewish Latin America Series.