The Handless Maiden : Moriscos and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Spain /

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"In 1502, a decade of increasing tension between Muslims and Christians in Spain culminated in a royal decree that Muslims in Castile wanting to remain had to convert to Christianity. Mary Elizabeth Perry uses this event as the starting point for a remarkable exploration of how Moriscos, conver...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Perry, Mary Elizabeth, 1937- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2005]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politieke kwesties.
Godsdienst.
Vrouwen.
Morisco's.
Muslim women.
Moriscos.
HISTORY > Europe > Spain & Portugal.
Musulmanes > Espagne > Histoire.
Morisques > Espagne > Histoire.
Muslim women > Spain > History.
Moriscos > Spain > History.
Spain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : from the shadows
  • Memories, myths, and the handless maiden
  • Madalena's bath
  • Dangerous domesticity
  • With stones and roasting spits
  • Patience and perseverence
  • The castigation of Carcayona
  • Warehouse children, mixed legacies, and contested identities.

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