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Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches: Afro-Mexican Ritual Practice in the Seventeenth Century
Joan Cameron Bristol
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Paperback. Focusing on the time period from the intensification of slave importation in 1580 to 1700, this work 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. Series Editor(s): Johnson, Lyman L. Series: Dialogos. Num Pages: 296 pages, 14 halftones, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH; HBTB; HRAX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 445.
The Decline of the Native Population shows how 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 ... Read more
The Decline of the Native Population shows how 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Condition
New
Series
Dialogos
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826337993
SKU
V9780826337993
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About Joan Cameron Bristol
Joan Cameron Bristol is assistant professor of history, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. This is her first book.
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