Ambiguous gender in early modern Spain and Portugal : inquisitors, doctors and the transgression of gender norms / / by François Soyer.
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, the Spanish and Portuguese Inquisitions conducted a number of trials against individuals accused by members of their communities of being of the other gender – men accused of being women and women accused of being men – or even hermaphrodites. Using ne...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material / François Soyer
- Introduction / François Soyer
- Gender Stereotypes and Sexual Transgressions in Early Modern Spain and Portugal / François Soyer
- Inquisitors and Hermaphrodites / François Soyer
- “A Woman Married as a Man”: The Trial of Francisco Roca (1649–1650) / François Soyer
- “Father Paula”: The Trial of Father Pedro Furtado (1698–1701) / François Soyer
- The “She-Man” of Ervedal: The Trial of Joseph “Josepha” Martins (1725) / François Soyer
- Sister Maria’s Secret Penis: The Trial of Maria Duran (1741–1744) / François Soyer
- Conclusion / François Soyer
- Appendix / François Soyer
- Bibliography / François Soyer
- Index / François Soyer.