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Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean
Eric R Dursteler
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Description for Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean
Paperback. Scholars of the period will find this to be a richly informative and thoroughly engrossing read. Num Pages: 240 pages, 10, 7 black & white halftones, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QRM; HBLH; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 214 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 400.
This book uses the stories of early modern women in the Mediterranean who left their birthplaces, families, and religions to reveal the complex space women of the period occupied socially and politically. In the narrow sense, the word "renegade" as used in the early modern Mediterranean referred to a Christian who had abandoned his or her religion to become a Muslim. With Renegade Women, Eric R Dursteler deftly redefines and broadens the term to include anyone who crossed the era's and region's religious, political, social, and gender boundaries. Drawing on archival research, he relates three tales of women whose ... Read more
This book uses the stories of early modern women in the Mediterranean who left their birthplaces, families, and religions to reveal the complex space women of the period occupied socially and politically. In the narrow sense, the word "renegade" as used in the early modern Mediterranean referred to a Christian who had abandoned his or her religion to become a Muslim. With Renegade Women, Eric R Dursteler deftly redefines and broadens the term to include anyone who crossed the era's and region's religious, political, social, and gender boundaries. Drawing on archival research, he relates three tales of women whose ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
400g
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421400723
SKU
V9781421400723
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About Eric R Dursteler
Eric R Dursteler is a professor of history at Brigham Young University and the author of Venetians in Constantinople, also published by Johns Hopkins.
Reviews for Renegade Women: Gender, Identity, and Boundaries in the Early Modern Mediterranean
"A gem. Beautifully written, creatively crafted, and thoroughly researched, this is an erudite book, written with verve. It brings to life the richness and vitality of Mediterranean societies in early modern times." (Judith C. Brown, author of Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy)"