Memorandum for the President of the Royal Audiencia and Chancery - Court of the City and Kingdom of Granad

Klappentext Conquered in 1492 and colonized by invading Castilians, the city and kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers throughout the first half of the sixteenth century--including the forced conversion of its native Muslim population. Written by Francisco Núñez Muley, one of many coerced Christian converts, this extraordinary letter lodges a clear-sighted, impassioned protest against the unreasonable and strongly assimilationist laws that required all converted Muslims in Granada to dress, speak, eat, marry, celebrate festivals, and be buried exactly as the Castilian settler population did. Now available in its first English translation, Núñez Muley's account is an invaluable example of how Spain's former Muslims made active use of the written word to challenge and openly resist the progressively intolerant policies of the Spanish Crown. Timely and resonant--given current debates concerning Islam, minorities, and cultural and linguistic assimilation--this edition provides scholars in a range of fields with a vivid and early example of resistance in the face of oppression. Zusammenfassung The kingdom of Granada faced radical changes imposed by its occupiers including conversion of its native Muslim population. This title attempts to lodge a protest against assimilationist laws that required converted Muslims in Granada to dress! speak! eat! marry! celebrate festivals! and bury their dead exactly as the Castilian settler population.

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• Authors: Francisco N. Muley, Francisco Nunez Muley, Francisco Núñez Muley, Francisco Nunez/ Barletta Muley, Muley Francisco Nunez
• Assisted by: Vincent Barletta (Editor), Vincent Barletta (Translation), Barletta Vincent (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2007
• EAN: 9780226547268
• ISBN: 978-0-226-54726-8
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, European History, Spain, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Islamic Studies, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, HISTORY / Islamic