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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782364103321

Titolo

The faces of honor : sex, shame, and violence in colonial Latin America / / edited by Lyman L. Johnson and Sonya Lipsett-Rivera

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

0-8263-5345-2

1-306-30015-0

Edizione

[[5th print.].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Collana

Diálogos

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonLyman L

Lipsett-RiveraSonya <1961->

Disciplina

306/.098

Soggetti

Honor - Latin America - History

Latin America Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Honor and Honors in Colonial Spanish America; 2. Honor, Sexuality, and the Colonial Church; 3· The Negotiation of Honor; 4· An Urgent Need to Conceal; 5· Dangerous Words, Provocative Gestures, and Violent Acts; 6. Honor among Plebeians; 7· A Slap in the Face of Honor; 8. Honor among Slaves; Glossary; Index; Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Honor was everywhere in Colonial Latin America, and to understand the many ways it had an impact on people's lives is to understand the organizing principles of a society.