Laura A Lewis

Hall of Mirrors

Power, Witchcraft, and Caste in Colonial Mexico

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"A smart, sophisticated analysis of the cultural politics of caste, gender, and power in colonial Mexico, "Hall of Mirrors" is built upon a foundation of strong archival work with fascinating sources from the Mexican Inquisition."--Orin Starn, author of "Nightwatch: The Politics of Protest in the Andes"

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 149mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 381g
• ISBN-13: 9780822331476
• ISBN-10: 0822331470
• Artikelnr.: 21256856

Autorenporträt

Laura A. Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments xi
Note on Sources xiii
Introduction 1
1. Forging a Colonial Landscape: Caste in Context 15
2. The Roads Are Harsh: Spaniards and Indians in the Sanctioned Domain 46
3. La Mala Yerba: Putting Difference to Work 67
4. From Animosities to Allegiances: A Segue into the World of Witchcraft 95
5. Authority Reversed: Indians Ascending 103
6. Mapping Unsanctioned Power 132
7. Hall of Mirrors 167
Notes 185
Works Cited 235
Index 255