Women Who Live Evil Lives : Gender, Religion, and the Politics of Power in Colonial Guatemala /
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 soci...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
[2021]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Contested Powers: Gender, Culture, and the Process of Colonial Rule
- Chapter 2 Society and Colonial Authority in Santiago de Guatemala
- Chapter 3 Magical Violence and the Body
- Chapter 4 Illness, Healing, and the Supernatural World
- Chapter 5 Female Sorcery, Material Life, and Urban Community Formation
- Chapter 6 Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index