Parables of coercion
Subtitle: conversion and knowledge at the end of Islamic Spain
By: Seth Kimmel
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9780226278285
Subjects: Spanish literature; Conversion to Christianity; Jews; Intellectual life; History and criticism; Muslims; Moriscos; Catholic Church; History
Description: Focuses on how questions surrounding the conversion of Muslims and Jews to Christianity in 16th and 17th century Spain drove religious reform and scholarly innovation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-225) and index.
Table of contents: title: Legible conversions; title: Glossing faith; title: Polyglot forms; title: Heterodoxy in translation; title: War stories; title: Archives of failure; title: Conclusion : excavating Islamic Spain.