Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"This study of sexuality in seventeenth-century Latin America takes the reader beneath the surface of daily life in a colonial city. Cartagena was an important Spanish port and the site of an Inquisition high court, a slave market, a leper colony, a military base, and a prison colony--colonial institutions that imposed order by enforcing Catholicism, cultural and religious boundaries, and prevailing race and gender hierarchies. The city was also simmering with illegal activity, from contraband trade to prostitution to heretical religious practices. Nicole von Germeten's research uncovers scandalous stories drawn from archival research in Inquisition cases, criminal records, wills, and other legal documents. The stories focus largely on sexual agency and honor: an insult directed at a married woman causes a deadly street battle; a young doña uses sex to manipulate a lustful, corrupt inquisitor. Scandals like these illustrate the central thesis of this book: women in colonial Cartagena de Indias took control of their own sex lives and used sex and rhetoric connected to sexuality to plead their cases when they had to negotiate with colonial bureaucrats"--
""This work is an intensive examination of honor, race, violence, and sexuality in Cartegna during the era of Spanish rule."--Provided by publisher"--
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Subjects
Latin america, social life and customs, Latin america, history, Sex, History, Race relations, Violence, Honor, HISTORY / Latin America / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, Sex--history, Sex--colombia--cartagena--history, Violence--history, Violence--colombia--cartagena--history, Honor--history, Honor--colombia--cartagena--history, Race relations--history, Hq18.c65 g47 2013, 303.609861, His024000 soc028000Showing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1
Violent Delights Violent Ends Sex Race Honor In Colonial Cartagena De Indias
2013, University of New Mexico Press
0826353959 9780826353955
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
Classifications
ID Numbers
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?October 2, 2024 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
December 20, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
November 14, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
August 15, 2020 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
October 19, 2016 | Created by Mek | Added new book. |