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To the End of the Earth
Stanley M. Hordes
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Description for To the End of the Earth
Paperback. Explores the story of crypto-Jews and the tenuous preservation of Jewish rituals and traditions in Mexico and New Mexico. This title provides an account of the economic, social, and religious lives of crypto-Jews during the colonial period and after the annexation of New Mexico by the United States in 1846. Num Pages: 376 pages, 12 maps; 16 photos. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 499.
In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and abstained from eating pork. Puzzling over the matter, Hordes realized that these practices might very well have been passed down through the centuries from early crypto-Jewish settlers in New Spain. After extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Hordes concluded that there was, in New Mexico and the Southwest, a Sephardic legacy derived from the converso community of Spanish Jews. In To the End of the Earth, Hordes explores the remarkable story of crypto-Jews and ... Read more
In 1981, while working as New Mexico State Historian, Stanley M. Hordes began to hear stories of Hispanos who lit candles on Friday night and abstained from eating pork. Puzzling over the matter, Hordes realized that these practices might very well have been passed down through the centuries from early crypto-Jewish settlers in New Spain. After extensive research and hundreds of interviews, Hordes concluded that there was, in New Mexico and the Southwest, a Sephardic legacy derived from the converso community of Spanish Jews. In To the End of the Earth, Hordes explores the remarkable story of crypto-Jews and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231129374
SKU
V9780231129374
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About Stanley M. Hordes
Stanley M. Hordes is adjunct research professor at the Latin American and Iberian Institute at the University of New Mexico. He earned his Ph.D. in Mexican History at Tulane University, where he received a Fulbright Dissertation Fellowship to perform research in Mexico and Spain. He is the author of numerous articles on the history of crypto-Judaism in Mexico and the ... Read more
Reviews for To the End of the Earth
To the End of the Earth is a true magnum opus and a fitting conclusion to decades of research.
David Caffey Prime Time For those tracking... family histories, this may prove invaluable... For any reader interested in how culture survives, this book is an inspiring one. New Mexico For any reader interested in how culture survives, this book is ... Read more
David Caffey Prime Time For those tracking... family histories, this may prove invaluable... For any reader interested in how culture survives, this book is an inspiring one. New Mexico For any reader interested in how culture survives, this book is ... Read more