Locura y disidencia en el México ilustrado, 1760-1810
By: María Cristina Sacristán.
Series: Colección Investigaciones; Colección Investigaciones (Colegio de Michoacán)
Publisher: El Colegio de Michoacán; Instituto Mora
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Zamora, Mich; México, D.F
Language: spa
Number of pages: 281
Subjects: Mental illness -- Mexico -- History.; Mental illness -- Social aspects -- Mexico.
Description: "Novel study of madness in late colonial Mexico, based on the records found in Inquisition, Criminals and Prisons sections of the AGN. Madness is understood as a behavior challenging religious discourse, rather than as a mental condition. Thus, this is a cultural, not a medical history"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-281).