Author : Francois Soyer
Release : 2012-08-27
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 293/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Ambiguous Gender in Early Modern Spain and Portugal by : Francois Soyer
Download or read book Ambiguous Gender in Early Modern Spain and Portugal written by Francois Soyer. This book was released on 2012-08-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.