Ambiguous gender in early modern Spain and Portugal : inquisitors, doctors and the transgression of gender norms /
Using new inquisitorial sources, this study examines the complexities revolving around transgenderism and the construction of gender identity in the early modern Iberian World and the self-perception of individuals whose behaviour, whether consciously or unconsciously, flouted social and sexual conv...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
©2012.
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Colección: | Medieval and early modern Iberian world, 1569-1934 ;
v. 47. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Transgressions in Early Modern Spain and Portugal
- Inquisitors and Hermaphrodites
- "A Woman Married as a Man": The Trial of Francisco Roca (1649-1650)
- "Father Paula": The Trial of Father Pedro Furtado (1698-1701)
- The "She-Man" of Ervedal: The Trial of Joseph "Josepha" Martins (1725)
- Sister Maria's Secret Penis: The Trial of Maria Duran (1741-1744)
- Conclusion.