Crypto-judaism and cultural tourism: an analysis under the perspective of semiotics of culture

Authors

  • Maria Manuel Baptista
  • Paulo Paulo Carrelhas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18316/2135

Keywords:

Crypto-Judaism, New Christians, Semiosphere, Jewish Community, Cultural Tourism

Abstract

This study examines the story of a small Jewish community, located in Belmonte, Portugal, which endured for nearly 300 years, the violent repression of the Portuguese Inquisition, by maintaining secret crypto-Jewish practices, which are a form of hybrid Judaism , unique in the world. In this paper, we sought, through the paradigm of semiotics of culture, to understand whether intracultural and intercultural communication between the current Jewish and non-Jewish communities, constitute, or not, supporting phenomena or obstacles in leveraging the construction of a cultural tourism product.

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Published

2015-04-29

Issue

No. 20 (2015)

Section

Artigos / Ensaios

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