Lives of the Bigamists: Marriage, Family, and Community in Colonial Mexico by Ri

Description: Lives of the Bigamists by Richard Boyer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Boyer lets these Mexican people speak for themselves about how they got into trouble with the Inquisition. Publisher Description This fascinating examination of bigamy in colonial Mexico reveals for the first time the lives, routines, and networks of ordinary people. The author, drawing from his close reading of Inquisition files, situates these people in the web of daily life: in families as they grow up and in communities as they learn the ways of society. With vivid glimpses of courtship, loss of virginity, marriage, adultery, abusive treatment, and failed marriage, he also follows them in their private lives. In the campaign to root out bigamy, the Inquisition relied on people to denounce one another. How they went about this reveals that gossip and curiosity sustained a surer and swifter system of communications than we might have imagined. The many pieces of stories recounted here convey emotions and reactions rarely preserved from past centuries. From a young child enduring abuse and rape by relatives to the wily suitor who tricks his future father-in-law with a tale of lost loot stored in a robbers cave, throughout this volume we hear the voices of hitherto invisible people. Author Biography Richard Boyer is a professor of history at Simon Fraser University and the author of a book on seventeenth-century Mexico City as well as a number of articles on colonial Mexico. Details ISBN 0826323847 ISBN-13 9780826323842 Title Lives of the Bigamists Author Richard Boyer Format Hardcover Year 2001 Pages 203 Edition Abridged Dialogos ed Publisher University of New Mexico Press GE_Item_ID:9479307; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

Price: 25.5 USD

Location: Fairfield, Ohio

End Time: 2025-01-18T04:24:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD