Identity and Violence in Early Modern Granada - Conversos and Moriscos

This book offers an entangled narrative of Converso and Morisco history and examines how the groups’ notions of honor and hispanidad shaped their socio-cultural identities during the time of the Alpujarras Rebellion.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Standard Stories about the Other
Chapter 2. New-Christian Perspectives: History, Culture, and Spanish Society
Chapter 3. Not Religion but Regional Culture
Chapter 4. Honour and Loyalty
Chapter 5. Authority

About the author

Tanja Zakrzewski is research fellow in the Centre for Early Modern History and Institute for Jewish Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Potsdam.

Summary

This book offers an entangled narrative of Converso and Morisco history and examines how the groups’ notions of honor and hispanidad shaped their socio-cultural identities during the time of the Alpujarras Rebellion.

Product details

• Authors: Tanja Zakrzewski
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781666915341
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-534-1
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Lexington Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory; Bloomsbury Studies in Modern Jewish History, Historiography, and Memory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, Latin America, HISTORY / General, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Jewish, HISTORY / Latin America / General, Jewish Studies, Relating to Jewish people & groups, History of the Americas, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Latin America - Mexico, Central America, South America