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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches: Afro-Mexican Ritual Practic
- ISBN-13
- 9780826337993
- Educational Level
- Adult & Further Education, High School
- Level
- Intermediate, Advanced
- Subject
- Christianity
- ISBN
- 9780826337993
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-10
0826337996
ISBN-13
9780826337993
eBay Product ID (ePID)
60734652
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
297 Pages
Publication Name
Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches : Afro-Mexican Ritual Practice in the Seventeenth Century
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Subject
Latin America / Mexico, Black Studies (Global)
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Social Science, History
Series
Diálogos Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2007-012906
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
306.3/6208996072
Synopsis
The decline of the native population following the Spanish conquest of New Spain in 1521, among other factors, led to an increased demand for African slaves to add to the labor force and bolster the colonial economy. Approximately two hundred thousand Africans were imported into Mexico from Spain and from West and West Central Africa during the course of the slave trade. These "Afro-Mexicans" encompassed a great variety of individuals and experiences whose ritual lives differed as much as their backgrounds. Some were Christians who took communion, confessed, and celebrated Mass. Some were blasphemers who were denounced to the Inquisition. Still others were practitioners of mystical rites meant to cure illness, attract lovers, or control owners. Focusing on the time period from the intensification of slave importation in 1580 to approximately 1700, Joan Bristol presents information from Mexican Inquisition documents. "Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches" explores how Afro-Mexicans worked within the limitations imposed on them by the Church and the Spanish Crown in order to develop relationships with peers and superiors, defend themselves against unjust treatment, make money, and gain prestige on the local level., The decline of the native population following the Spanish conquest of New Spain in 1521, among other factors, led to an increased demand for African slaves to add to the labor force and bolster the colonial economy. Approximately two hundred thousand Africans were imported into Mexico from Spain and from West and West Central Africa during the course of the slave trade. These "Afro-Mexicans" encompassed a great variety of individuals and experiences whose ritual lives differed as much as their backgrounds. Some were Christians who took communion, confessed, and celebrated Mass. Some were blasphemers who were denounced to the Inquisition. Still others were practitioners of mystical rites meant to cure illness, attract lovers, or control owners. Focusing on the time period from the intensification of slave importation in 1580 to approximately 1700, Joan Bristol presents information from Mexican Inquisition documents. Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches explores how Afro-Mexicans worked within the limitations imposed on them by the Church and the Spanish Crown in order to develop relationships with peers and superiors, defend themselves against unjust treatment, make money, and gain prestige on the local level., New information from Inquisition documents shows how African slaves in Mexico adapted to the constraints of the Church and the Spanish crown in order to survive in their communities.
LC Classification Number
F1392.B55B75 2007
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