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An exploration of identity, relatedness, and belonging in the context of profound global interconnection. It paints a poignant and graceful portrait of Portugal's urban Marranos, who trace their ancestry to fifteenth-century Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and now seek connection with the Jewish people at large.

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"Groundbreaking... Methodologically innovative and written in a compelling narrative style, Unorthodox Kin is a model study in the anthropology of kinship, tourism, and globalization that will appeal to a wide readership." Portuguese American Journal

Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments A Note on Translation and Terminology Introduction: An Ethnography of Affinities 1 * Hidden Within, Imported from Without: A Social Category through Time 2 * Essentially Jewish: Body, Soul, Self 3 * Outsider, In-Between: Becoming Marranos 4 * "My Lost Brothers and Sisters!": Tourism and Cultural Logics of Kinship 5 * From Ancestors to Affection: Making Connections, Making Kin Conclusion: Strangers, Kin, and the Global Search for Belonging Notes References Index

Unorthodox Kin Portuguese Marranos and the

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      Publisher University of California Press
      Published 28 February 2017
      ISBN-13 9780520285057
      978-0520285057
      ISBN-10 0520285050
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      Social groups: religious groups and communities Sociology and anthropology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An exploration of identity, relatedness, and belonging in the context of profound global interconnection. It paints a poignant and graceful portrait of Portugal's urban Marranos, who trace their ancestry to fifteenth-century Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism and now seek connection with the Jewish people at large.

      Trade Review
      "Groundbreaking... Methodologically innovative and written in a compelling narrative style, Unorthodox Kin is a model study in the anthropology of kinship, tourism, and globalization that will appeal to a wide readership." Portuguese American Journal

      Table of Contents
      Preface and Acknowledgments A Note on Translation and Terminology Introduction: An Ethnography of Affinities 1 * Hidden Within, Imported from Without: A Social Category through Time 2 * Essentially Jewish: Body, Soul, Self 3 * Outsider, In-Between: Becoming Marranos 4 * "My Lost Brothers and Sisters!": Tourism and Cultural Logics of Kinship 5 * From Ancestors to Affection: Making Connections, Making Kin Conclusion: Strangers, Kin, and the Global Search for Belonging Notes References Index

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