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Hidden heritage : the legacy of the Crypto-Jews
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ISBN: 9786612762741 1597346535 0520936612 1282762745 9780520936614 0585441170 9780585441177 9780520233461 0520233468 9780520235175 0520235177 6612762748 9781597346535 9781282762749 0520233468 0520235177 Year: 2002 Publisher: Berkeley ; Los Angeles : University of California Press,

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This study of contemporary crypto-Jews-descendants of European Jews forced to convert to Christianity during the Spanish Inquisition-traces the group's history of clandestinely conducting their faith and their present-day efforts to reclaim their past. Janet Liebman Jacobs masterfully combines historical and social scientific theory to fashion a brilliant analysis of hidden ancestry and the transformation of religious and ethnic identity.


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Miracle cures
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ISBN: 1282764012 0520946200 9786612764011 9780520946200 9780520262751 0520262751 Year: 2010 Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. University of California Press

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Iconic images of medieval pilgrims, such as Chaucer's making their laborious way to Canterbury, conjure a distant time when faith was the only refuge of the ill and infirm, and thousands traveled great distances to pray for healing. Why, then, in an age of advanced biotechnology and medicine, do millions still go on pilgrimages? Why do journeys to important religious shrines-such as Lourdes, Compostela, Fátima, and Medjugorje-constitute a major industry? In Miracle Cures, Robert A. Scott explores these provocative questions and finds that pilgrimage continues to offer answers for many. Its benefits can range from a demonstrable improvement in health to complete recovery. Using research in biomedical and behavioral science, Scott examines accounts of miracle cures at medieval, early modern, and contemporary shrines. He inquires into the power of relics, apparitions, and the transformative nature of sacred journeying and shines new light on the roles belief, hope, and emotion can play in healing.

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