Melodies of Doves, Clamor from the Towers: The Dawn of Granada’s Sonic Conversion
Following the 1492 conquest of Granada, the Catholic Monarchs (r. 1474-1516) introduced a series of edicts aimed at converting the majority-Muslim community. Without much success during the first years, Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand approved the forced conversion of the entire city and surrounding...
| Published in: | The sixteenth century journal |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
2022
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 53, Issue: 3, Pages: 743-765 |
| RelBib Classification: | AF Geography of religion BJ Islam CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBH Iberian Peninsula |
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B Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, 1784-1833 B Persecution of Muslims B Moriscos B Ghana B Cultural rights B War of the Castilian Succession, 1475-1479 B Spanish Conquest of the Kingdom of Granada, 1476-1492 |
| Summary: | Following the 1492 conquest of Granada, the Catholic Monarchs (r. 1474-1516) introduced a series of edicts aimed at converting the majority-Muslim community. Without much success during the first years, Queen Isabel and King Ferdinand approved the forced conversion of the entire city and surrounding region in 1499. From that moment until the final expulsion of the Moriscos (converted Muslims) from 1609 to 1614, Castilian authorities attempted to regulate their activities to ensure against heresy and political treason. Granada, however, remained a multicultural space in which the melodies of zambra music, meandering Catholic processions, and Islamic prayers resounded through homes and streets alike. This article explores Granada’s historical soundscape and Castilian auditory strategies of reform and conversion. It shows how the struggle for religious and cultural rights was carried out in the sonic realm and argues for a wider reading of sensorial experience in the past. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The sixteenth century journal
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