{"product_id":"9781350653771","title":"Inquisition, Slavery and Transing Gender in Renaissance Portugal The Trial of Antonio, alias Vitoria","description":"\u003ch1\u003eInquisition, Slavery and Transing Gender in Renaissance Portugal\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Trial of Antonio, alias Vitoria\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrançois Soyer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Europe \/ Portugal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book provides a microhistory that focuses on a truly remarkable document: the trial of Antonio\/Vitoria, an enslaved African prosecuted by the Inquisition in Lisbon in 1556-7 for the act of sodomy.\u003c\/b\u003e Through an examination of the inquisitorial trial dossier, François Soyer shares rare insights into queer sexuality and gender fluidity as well as the responses that they provoked in an early modern context. Furthermore, the book includes the first edition of the trial dossier in its original Portuguese as well as the first translation of this exceptional document into modern English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eInquisition, Slavery and Transing Gender in Renaissance Portugal \u003c\/i\u003ecombines deep archival work with cutting-edge gender analysis and an invaluable translated primary source. It also explores early modern racial dynamics by reflecting on Antonio\/Vitoria's condition as a black slave in a predominantly white European society and the impact that on how events unfolded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFrançois Soyer \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Early Modern History at the University of New England, Australia. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eAntisemitic Conspiracy Theories in the Early Modern Iberian World\u003c\/i\u003e (2019) and \u003ci\u003eAmbiguous Gender in Early Modern Spain and Portugal \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). He is also the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eEmotions in Europe 1517–1914: Revolutions, 1715–1789 \u003c\/i\u003e(2021) and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15 April 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350653771\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51669934342284,"sku":"9781350653771","price":103.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350653771","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}