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Juggling Identities among the Crypto-Jews of the American Southwest

Kunin, S.D.

Authors

S.D. Kunin



Abstract

The Crypto-Jews of New Mexico present a fascinating case of a modern community shaping and constructing identity in the context of competing identities. This article applies two concepts derived from structuralism as a means of examining and analysing this process. Bricolage is the primary theoretical concept. It provides the model of the different patterns which shape the construction of Crypto-Judaic identity. The second concept, that of the juggling of identities, shows the ways in which individuals with different Crypto-Jewish identities consciously and unconsciously emphasise different aspects of the underlying structural pattern. This aspect of agency creates the dynamic and transformational aspect which is significant to both Crypto-Jewish and modern identity.

Citation

Kunin, S. (2001). Juggling Identities among the Crypto-Jews of the American Southwest. Religion, 31(1), 41-61. https://doi.org/10.1006/reli.2000.0313

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2001-01
Deposit Date Apr 2, 2007
Journal Religion
Print ISSN 0048-721X
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 31
Issue 1
Pages 41-61.
DOI https://doi.org/10.1006/reli.2000.0313

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