Cultural encounters
Subtitle: the impact of the Inquisition in Spain and the New World
By: edited by Mary Elizabeth Perry and Anne J. Cruz.
Contributors: Perry, Mary Elizabeth, 1937-; Cruz, Anne J., 1941-; University of California, Los Angeles. Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.; University of California, Irvine.; University of California, Los Angeles.; University of Southern California.
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Berkeley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: Inquisition -- Spain -- Congresses; Inquisition -- Mexico -- Congresses; Indians of Mexico -- Congresses
Description: More than just an expression of religious authority or an instrument of social control, the Inquisition was an arena where cultures met and clashed on both shores of the Atlantic. This pioneering volume examines how cultural identities were maintained despite oppression. Persecuted groups were able to survive the Inquisition by means of diverse strategies - whether Christianized Jews in Spain preserving their experiences in literature, or native American folk healers practicing medical care. These investigations of social resistance and cultural persistence will reinforce the cultural significance of the Inquisition--Publisher's description.
Notes: A digital reproduction is available from E-Editions, a collaboration of the University of California Press and the California Digital Library's eScholarship program.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Published under the auspices of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of California, Los Angeles"--Half t.p.
Papers presented at an international conference held March 25-27, 1988 in Los Angeles, Calif., sponsored by the University of California, Irvine, the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of Southern California.