The Handless Maiden: Moriscos and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Spain by Mary Elizabeth Perry

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

Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World

Mary Elizabeth Perry

202 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history politics religion emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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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...

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