The Faces of Honor: Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America

by Johnson, Lyman L.

• ISBN13: 9780826319067
• ISBN10: 0826319068
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr

Summary

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

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 16
Honor and Honors in Colonial Spanish America	p. 18
Notes	p. 42
Honor, Sexuality, and the Colonial Church: The Sins of Dr. González, Cathedral Canon	p. 45
Notes	p. 64
the Negotiation of Honor Elites, Sexuality, and Illegitimacy in Eighteenth-Century Spanish America	p. 68
Notes	p. 97
an Urgent Need to Conceal the System of Honor and Shame in Colonial Brazil	p. 103
Notes	p. 122
Dangerous Words, Provocative Gestures, and Violent Acts the Disputed Hierarchies of Plebeian Life in Colonial Buenos Aires	p. 127
Conclusions	p. 148
Notes	p. 150
Honor Among Plebeians Mala Sangre and Social Reputation	p. 152
Notes	p. 176
a Slap in the Face of Honor Social Transgression and Women in Late-Colonial Mexico	p. 179
Notes	p. 197
Honor Among Slaves	p. 201
Notes	p. 225
Glossary	p. 229
Index	p. 231
Contributors	p. 239
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