03924nam 22007334a 450 991082914380332120200520144314.00-292-79872-510.7560/725430(CKB)111090425016218(OCoLC)191935479(CaPaEBR)ebrary10190631(SSID)ssj0000273455(PQKBManifestationID)11247455(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273455(PQKBWorkID)10310146(PQKB)11059235(MiAaPQ)EBC3443050(OCoLC)55697569(MdBmJHUP)muse2008(Au-PeEL)EBL3443050(CaPaEBR)ebr10190631(OCoLC)929158630(DE-B1597)587655(DE-B1597)9780292798724(EXLCZ)9911109042501621820020306d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWomen who live evil lives gender, religion, and the politics of power in colonial Guatemala /by Martha Few1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20021 online resource (203 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-72543-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-184) and index.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 -- IndexWomen 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 society consulted them to intervene in sexual and familial relations and disputes between neighbors and rival shop owners; to counter abusive colonial officials, employers, or husbands; and in cases of inexplicable illness. Applying historical, anthropological, and gender studies analysis, Martha Few argues that women's local practices of magic, curing, and religion revealed opportunities for women's cultural authority and power in colonial Guatemala. Few draws on archival research conducted in Guatemala, Mexico, and Spain to shed new light on women's critical public roles in Santiago, the cultural and social connections between the capital city and the countryside, and the gender dynamics of power in the ethnic and cultural contestation of Spanish colonial rule in daily life.WomenGuatemalaAntiguaSocial conditions17th centuryWomenGuatemalaAntiguaSocial conditions18th centuryWomen healersGuatemalaAntiguaHistory17th centuryWomen healersGuatemalaAntiguaHistory18th centuryWizardsGuatemalaAntiguaHistory17th centuryWizardsGuatemalaAntiguaHistory18th centuryInquisitionGuatemalaAntiguaWomenSocial conditionsWomenSocial conditionsWomen healersHistoryWomen healersHistoryWizardsHistoryWizardsHistoryInquisition305.42/097281Few Martha1964-1633606MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910829143803321Women who live evil lives4041340UNINA