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Article: The Handless Maiden: Moriscos and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Spain.(Book review)
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- Renaissance Quarterly
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- September 22, 2006
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Mary Elizabeth Perry. The Handless Maiden: Moriscos and the Politics of Religion in Early Modern Spain.
Jews, Christians, and Muslims from the Ancient to the Modern World. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2005. xxii + 202 pp. index. illus. chron. bibl. $35. ISBN; 0-691-11358-0.
Long before it became fashionable, Mary Elizabeth Perry was focusing attention on marginalized groups in history. In this eagerly-awaited monograph, Perry examines the experiences of Morisco women and their efforts to preserve a distinct cultural identity under increasing pressures to assimilate.
For centuries Mudejars (unbaptized Muslims living under Christian ...