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ESTE MUNDO Y EL OTRO: EXPLORACIONES DEL BIEN Y EL MAL EN UN TEXTO DE LOS MORISCOS

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2018
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During the 16th century, Spaniards of Muslim heritage, known as Moriscos, were forced to convert to Christianity. As Spanish speakers wishing to preserve their Muslim culture, the Moriscos began to write in Spanish using Arabic script. This writing system, known as Aljamiado, manifests as a distinct new language with its own grammatical idiosyncrasies. This thesis focuses on a 16th century aljamiado manuscript – a religious text containing “teachings of much importance” – and the significance of such teachings from the Morisco perspective. The text emphasizes the rejection of transient worldly phenomena, which lead to suffering, and the importance of servitude to the divine Creator, which leads to peace. This thesis seeks to explain how this type of religious ideology might inspire harmony or adversity depending on the state of the shifting power structures that define a society. Following an analysis of the text, the author includes his edition of the manuscript.
Title: ESTE MUNDO Y EL OTRO: EXPLORACIONES DEL BIEN Y EL MAL EN UN TEXTO DE LOS MORISCOS.
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Name(s): Bankert, Calvin, author
Vazquez, Miguel, Thesis advisor
Florida Atlantic University, Degree Grantor
Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Thesis
Date Created: 2018
Date Issued: 2018
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Jupiter, Florida
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 61 p.
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: During the 16th century, Spaniards of Muslim heritage, known as Moriscos, were forced to convert to Christianity. As Spanish speakers wishing to preserve their Muslim culture, the Moriscos began to write in Spanish using Arabic script. This writing system, known as Aljamiado, manifests as a distinct new language with its own grammatical idiosyncrasies. This thesis focuses on a 16th century aljamiado manuscript – a religious text containing “teachings of much importance” – and the significance of such teachings from the Morisco perspective. The text emphasizes the rejection of transient worldly phenomena, which lead to suffering, and the importance of servitude to the divine Creator, which leads to peace. This thesis seeks to explain how this type of religious ideology might inspire harmony or adversity depending on the state of the shifting power structures that define a society. Following an analysis of the text, the author includes his edition of the manuscript.
Identifier: FAUHT00003 (IID)
Degree granted: Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College, 2018.
Collection: FAU Honors Theses Digital Collection
Note(s): Includes bibliography.
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Sublocation: Digital Library
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FAUHT00003
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