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Covert Gestures : Crypto-Islamic Literature as Cultural Practice in Early Modern Spain /

Covert Gestures reveals how the traditional Islamic narratives of the moriscos both shaped and encoded a wide range of covert social activity characterized by a profound and persistent concern with time and temporality. Using a unique blend of literary analysis, linguistic anthropology, and phenomen...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barletta, Vincent
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Bristol] : [University Presses Marketing, distributor], 2005.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Covert Gestures reveals how the traditional Islamic narratives of the moriscos both shaped and encoded a wide range of covert social activity characterized by a profound and persistent concern with time and temporality. Using a unique blend of literary analysis, linguistic anthropology, and phenomenological philosophy, Vincent Barletta explores the narratives as testimonials of past human experiences and discovers in them evidence of community resistance.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages).
ISBN:9780816696727