Entre Dios y el diablo
Subtitle: mujeres de la colonia : crónicas
By: Tatiana Lobo.
Edition: 1. ed.
Publisher: Editorial de la Universidad de Costa Rica
Published: 1993
Place of publication: San José, Costa Rica
Language: spa
Number of pages: 148
Subjects: Women -- Costa Rica -- Biography.; Women -- Costa Rica -- History -- 18th century.
Description: "Argues that not all women in colonial Costa Rica fit the stereotype of beata tied to kitchen, 'who made love while saying the beads on a rosary.' Fictionalizes material from notary and church records, including stories of orphans robbed and marital promises breached, lost honor, adultery and incest. Worth reading"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138).