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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Soyer, François (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2012.
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.