Laura A Lewis

Hall of Mirrors

Power, Witchcraft, and Caste in Colonial Mexico

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Produktbeschreibung

Relations between Blacks and Indigenous people in Colonial Mexico as seen through a study of witchcraft accusations in inquisition records.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 238mm x 164mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 499g
• ISBN-13: 9780822331117
• ISBN-10: 082233111X
• Artikelnr.: 21598238

Autorenporträt

Laura A. Lewis is Associate Professor of Anthropology at James Madison University.

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