Ambiguous Gender in Early Modern Spain and Portugal Inquisitors, Doctors and the Transgression of Gender Norms |
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| Author:
| Soyer, François |
| Series title: | The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-22529-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2012 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $197.00 |
Book Description:
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Using new inquisitorial sources, this study examines the complexities revolving around transgenderism and the construction of gender identity in the early modern Iberian World and the self-perception of individuals whose behaviour, whether consciously or unconsciously, flouted social and sexual conventions.
Using new inquisitorial sources, this study examines the complexities revolving around transgenderism and the construction of gender identity in the early modern Iberian World and the self-perception of individuals whose behaviour, whether consciously or unconsciously, flouted social and sexual conventions.