04077nam 2200733 450 991079065070332120200520144314.00-691-11358-01-4008-4932-210.1515/9781400849321(CKB)2550000001130592(EBL)1422518(SSID)ssj0001173425(PQKBManifestationID)11638948(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001173425(PQKBWorkID)11103801(PQKB)10113141(OCoLC)861200108(MdBmJHUP)muse37176(DE-B1597)447679(OCoLC)922665772(OCoLC)999354519(DE-B1597)9781400849321(Au-PeEL)EBL1422518(CaPaEBR)ebr10782431(CaONFJC)MIL530403(OCoLC)867926108(MiAaPQ)EBC1422518(EXLCZ)99255000000113059220040319h20052005 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe handless maiden Moriscos and the politics of religion in early modern Spain /Mary Elizabeth PerryCourse BookPrinceton, New Jersey :Princeton University Press,[2005]©20051 online resource (225 p.)Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World ;52Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the ancient to the modern worldDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-13054-X 1-299-99152-1 Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-195) and index.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.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, converted Muslims and their descendants, responded to their increasing disempowerment in sixteenth- and early-seventeenth-century Spain. Stepping beyond traditional histories that have emphasized armed conflict from the view of victors, The Handless Maiden focuses on Morisco women. Perry argues that these women's lives offer vital new insights on the experiences of Moriscos in general, and on how the politics of religion both empowers and oppresses. Drawing on archival documents, legends, and literature, Perry shows that the Moriscas carried out active resistance to cultural oppression through everyday rituals and acts. For example, they taught their children Arabic language and Islamic prayers, dietary practices, and the observation of Islamic holy days. Thus the home, not the battlefield, became the major forum for Morisco-Christian interaction. Moriscas' experiences further reveal how the Morisco presence provided a vital counter-identity for a centralizing state in early modern Spain. For readers of the twenty-first century, The Handless Maiden raises urgent questions of how we choose to use difference and historical memory.Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern WorldMoriscosSpainHistoryMuslim womenSpainHistoryMoriscosHistory.Muslim womenHistory.946/.04/08829715.70bclPerry Mary Elizabeth1937-183641Vincent Bernard, ctbhttps://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctbMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790650703321The handless maiden3792198UNINA