Faith, culture and fear: comparing Islamophobia in early modern Spain and twenty-first-century Europe

In 1609, King Philip III of Spain ordered the expulsion from his kingdom of circa 300,000 Moriscos (Muslims forced to officially convert to Christianity). This expulsion marked the end, and failure, of over a century of concerted efforts by both the Spanish government and Catholic Church to assimila...

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Main Author: Soyer, Francois (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2013-02-20.
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