Prologue : the naked truth on Tel Aviv's beaches -- Introduction : taking winking seriously -- The conversion mission -- National mission -- State workers -- The conversion performance -- Legible signs -- Dramaturgical entanglements -- Biographical scripts -- Comp : please do no…
"Examines how the Spanish monarchy managed an empire of unprecedented linguistic diversity, making only sporadic efforts to propagate Spanish during the sixteenth century. Challenges the assumption that the pervasiveness of the Spanish language resulted from deliberate linguisti…
"The book then traces the debates on conversion in the Constituent Assembly around the Niyogi report and concerning the freedom of religion acts. It concludes with an examination of the more contemporary Sangh Parivar campaign for Hindutva and Christian campaigns for evangelizat…
Focuses on how questions surrounding the conversion of Muslims and Jews to Christianity in 16th and 17th century Spain drove religious reform and scholarly innovation.
Focuses on how questions surrounding the conversion of Muslims and Jews to Christianity in 16th and 17th century Spain drove religious reform and scholarly innovation.
