{"product_id":"deza-and-its-moriscos-religion-and-community-in-early-modern-spain-hardback-9781496216724","title":"Deza and Its Moriscos; Religion and Community in Early Modern Spain (Hardback) 9781496216724","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDeza and Its Moriscos\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eReligion and Community in Early Modern Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick J. O'Banion (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496216724\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 August 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e378 pages, 3 maps, 5 family trees, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.7 cm, 0.704 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eDeza and Its Moriscos\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick J. O'Banion astutely illustrates the extent to which Morisco religious identity and practice, clandestine or overt, existed on a spectrum.\"-Donald W. Wood, \u003ci\u003eChurch History\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“It’s not easy to piece together the information needed to make sense of Morisco life on the ground, but O’Banion has done it admirably well. \u003ci\u003eDeza and Its Moriscos\u003c\/i\u003e is a major contribution to the field.”-Trevor J. Dadson, author of \u003ci\u003eTolerance and Coexistence in Early Modern Spain: Old Christians and Moriscos in the Campo de Calatrava\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Innovative, well-structured, well-argued, and thoroughly documented. The virtues of \u003ci\u003eDeza and Its Morisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003es\u003c\/u\u003e include a careful and nuanced reading of the massive evidence from the Inquisition trials as well as more local sources, the skillful way it probes instead of pushes the evidence, the constant attention to the importance of individuals within broader social groups, and a consistently level-headed assessment of what were often highly complicated situations.”-James S. Amelang, author of \u003ci\u003eParallel Histories: Muslims and Jews in Inquisitorial Spain\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBainton Prize for History and Theology Honorable Mention\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeza and Its Moriscos\u003c\/i\u003e addresses an incongruity in early modern Spanish historiography: a growing awareness of the importance played by Moriscos in Spanish society and culture alongside a dearth of knowledge about individuals or local communities. By reassessing key elements in the religious and social history of early modern Spain through the experience of the small Castilian town of Deza, Patrick J. O’Banion asserts the importance of local history in understanding large-scale historical events and challenges scholars to rethink how marginalized people of the past exerted their agency.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Moriscos, baptized Muslims and their descendants, were pressured to convert to Christianity at the end of the Middle Ages but their mass baptisms led to fears about lingering crypto-Islamic activities. Many political and religious authorities, and many of the Moriscos’ neighbors as well, concluded that the conversions had produced false Christians. Between 1609 and 1614 nearly all of Spain’s Moriscos-some three hundred thousand individuals-were thus expelled from their homeland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Contrary to the assumptions of many modern scholars, rich source materials show the town’s Morisco minority wielded remarkable social, economic, and political power. Drawing deeply on a diverse collection of archival material as well as early printed works, this study illuminates internal conflicts, external pressures brought to bear by the Inquisition, the episcopacy, and the crown, and the possibilities and limitations of negotiated communal life at the dawn of modernity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEditorial Notes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbbreviations and Conventions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. Town, Contours, and Kingdoms: Deza and Its People\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Deza Divided: Bernardino Almanzorre’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Getting On With Their Lives: Alexo Gorgoz’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Seeking a Freer Land: Lope Guerrero’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. The Guardians of Morisco Culture: MarÍa la Jarquina’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Favor and Fame: RomÁn RamÍrez el Menor’s Story, Part 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. The Demons of Tajahuerce: RomÁn RamÍrez el Menor’s Story, Part 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. The Better Law: RomÁn RamÍrez el Menor’s Story, Part 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Small-Town Dreams: Miguel GarcÍa Serrano’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. As Much Moors Now as Ever: Ana Guerrera’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. Cleverer than His Father: Miguel RamÍrez’s Story\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBibliography\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52599898669336,"sku":"9781496216724","price":44.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/deza-and-its-moriscos-religion-and-community-in-early-modern-spain-hardback-9781496216724","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}