Narratives of Gender and Spirituality in Mexico, 1580-1750
by
Elisa Sampson Vera Tudela
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2010
Spain's attempt to establish a "New Spain" in Mexico never fully succeeded, for Spanish institutions and cultural practices inevitably mutated as they came in contact with indigenous American outlooks and ways of life. This original, interdisciplinary book explores how writing by and about colonial religious...