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Spanish Studies: Literature, 1490–1700 (Prose and Poetry)

Spanish Studies: Literature, 1490–1700 (Prose and Poetry) LITER ATUR E , 1490–1700 (PROSE AND POETRY) carmen Peraita , Villanova University 1. Gener al Isabelle PoutriC n, onvertir les musulmans. Espa , g1n 49 e1–1609, Paris, PU f, 363 pp., examines the forced conversion of Muslims (following the medieval model of coerced conversion of Jews) which was perceived at the time as a failure, and the policies of evangelization, the first time that forced conversions that followed canon law had failed. Investigating the consequences raised by baptism under threat, the study brings to light a variety of issues such as the problematic dealings of th ce hurch with noc n- hristians, and the contested debate over the superiority of canon law over royal law, considered by noblemen as breaking the king’s relationship with his vassals. The sophisticated analysis of coercive politics, which includes an exhaustive bibliography, further explores the resistan m cor e o is f co communities, forms of violence and uses of fear, and their legal implications, and analyses voices in both sides of the process of eradicating Islam: morisco, sinquisitors, theologians such as Vitoria and Soto, who at the same time were debating the conversion of Indians, as well as the critical voices of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies Brill

Spanish Studies: Literature, 1490–1700 (Prose and Poetry)

Peraita, Carmen
The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies , Volume 74 (1): 7 – Jan 2, 2014
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LITER ATUR E , 1490–1700 (PROSE AND POETRY) carmen Peraita , Villanova University 1. Gener al Isabelle PoutriC n, onvertir les musulmans. Espa , g1n 49 e1–1609, Paris, PU f, 363 pp., examines the forced conversion of Muslims (following the medieval model of coerced conversion of Jews) which was perceived at the time as a failure, and the policies of evangelization, the first time that forced conversions that followed canon law had failed. Investigating the consequences raised by baptism under threat, the study brings to light a variety of issues such as the problematic dealings of th ce hurch with noc n- hristians, and the contested debate over the superiority of canon law over royal law, considered by noblemen as breaking the king’s relationship with his vassals. The sophisticated analysis of coercive politics, which includes an exhaustive bibliography, further explores the resistan m cor e o is f co communities, forms of violence and uses of fear, and their legal implications, and analyses voices in both sides of the process of eradicating Islam: morisco, sinquisitors, theologians such as Vitoria and Soto, who at the same time were debating the conversion of Indians, as well as the critical voices of

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