{"product_id":"conquerors-brides-and-concubines-9780812246759","title":"Conquerors Brides and Concubines","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConquerors, Brides, and Concubines\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the political and cultural significance of marriages and other sexual encounters between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula, from the Islamic conquest in the early eighth century to the end of Muslim rule in 1492. Interfaith liaisons carried powerful resonances, as such unions could function as a tool of diplomacy, the catalyst for conversion, or potent psychological propaganda. Examining a wide range of source material including legal documents, historical narratives, polemical and hagiographic works, poetry, music, and visual art, Simon Barton presents a nuanced reading of the ways interfaith couplings were perceived, tolerated, or feared, depending upon the precise political and social contexts in which they occurred.\u003cbr\u003eReligious boundaries in the Peninsula were complex and actively policed, often shaped by an overriding fear of excessive social interaction or assimilation of the three faiths that coexisted wi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A carefully researched and utterly fascinating work of scholarship that significantly furthers our understanding of the sexual politics of medieval Iberia.\" * D. Fairchild Ruggles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. Sex as Power\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Marking Boundaries\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Damsels in Distress\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Lust and Love on the Iberian Frontier\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix. The Privilegio del Voto\u003cbr\u003e List of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405724950871,"sku":"9780812246759","price":49.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812246759.jpg?v=1730493401","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/conquerors-brides-and-concubines-9780812246759","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}