The faces of honor : sex, shame, and violence in colonial Latin America / edited by Lyman L. Johnson and Sonya Lipsett-Rivera. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, (c)1998. - 1 online resource (x, 240 pages) : illustrations, maps - Diálogos .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Honor and honors in colonial Spanish America / Honor, sexuality, and the colonial church / The negotiation of honor / An urgent need to conceal / Dangerous words, provocative gestures, and violent acts / Honor among plebeians / A slap in the face of honor / Honor among slaves / Mark A. Burkholder -- Geoffrey Spurling -- Ann Twinam -- Muriel Nazzari -- Lyman L. Johnson -- Richard Boyer -- Sonya Lipsett-Rivera -- Sandra Lauderdale Graham.

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.




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Honor--History.--Latin America


Electronic Books.

BJ1533 / .F334 1998