Women Who Live Evil Lives: Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala
Martha Few
Women Who Live Evil Lives: Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala
Women Who Live Evil Lives: Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala
Martha Few
Descripción
Women Who Live Evil Lives documents the lives and practices of mixed-race, Black, Spanish, and Maya women sorcerers, spell-casters, magical healers, and midwives in the social relations of power in Santiago de Guatemala, the capital of colonial Central America. Men and women from all sectors of society consulted them to intervene in sexual and familial relations and disputes between neighbors and rival shop owners; to counter abusive colonial officials, employers, or husbands; and in cases of inexplicable illness.
Applying historical, anthropological, and gender studies analysis, Martha Few argues that women's local practices of magic, curing, and religion revealed opportunities for women's cultural authority and power in colonial Guatemala. Few draws on archival research conducted in Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain to shed new light on women's critical public roles in Santiago, the cultural and social connections between the capital city and the countryside, and the gender dynamics of power in the ethnic and cultural contestation of Spanish colonial rule in daily life.
Detalles
| Formato | Tapa suave |
| Número de Páginas | 202 |
| Lenguaje | Inglés |
| Editorial | University of Texas Press |
| Fecha de Publicación | 2002-11-01 |
| Dimensiones | 9.18" x 6.06" x 0.64" pulgadas |
| Letra Grande | No |
| Con Ilustraciones | No |
| Temas | América Latina, Mexicano |
Acerca del Autor
Few, Martha
MARTHA FEW is Assistant Professor of Colonial Latin American History at the University of Miami.Garantía & Otros
| Garantía: | 30 dias por defectos de fabrica |
| Peso: | 0.327 kg |
| SKU: | 9780292725492 |
| Publicado en Unimart.com: | 03/12/24 |
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