Christians, blasphemers, and witches
Subtitle: Afro-Mexican ritual practice in the seventeenth century
By: Joan Cameron Bristol.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9780826337993
Subjects: Blacks -- Mexico -- Social conditions; Blacks -- Mexico -- Rites and ceremonies; Blacks -- Mexico -- History -- 17th century
Description: "Focusing on the time period from the intensification of slave importation in 1580 to approximately 1700, Joan Bristol presents information from Mexican Inquisition documents and other sources. Christians, Blasphemers, and Witches explores how Afro-Mexicans worked within the limitations imposed on them by the Church and the Spanish Crown in order to develop relationships with peers and superiors, defend themselves against unjust treatment, make money, and gain prestige on the local level."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.