Rhetorical Conflicts: Civilizational Discourse and the Contested Patrimonies of Spain’s Festivals of Moors and Christians

The title of this essay identifies a series of verbal scuffles—or “rhetorical conflicts”—that developed in the fall of 2006 within Spain’s larger culture wars. The political skirmishes coalesced around an announcement by the Popular Party (PP) to champion a class of regional festivals for U.N. desig...

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Main Author: David A. Shefferman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/1/126