Laywomen and the making of colonial Catholicism in New Spain, 1630-1790 /

In the first history of laywomen and the church in colonial Mexico, Jessica L. Delgado shows how laywomen participated in and shaped religious culture in significant ways by engaging creatively with gendered theology about women, sin and guilt in their interactions with church sacraments, institutio...

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Main Author: Delgado, Jessica L., 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Series:Cambridge Latin American studies.
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Summary:In the first history of laywomen and the church in colonial Mexico, Jessica L. Delgado shows how laywomen participated in and shaped religious culture in significant ways by engaging creatively with gendered theology about women, sin and guilt in their interactions with church sacraments, institutions and authorities. Taking a thematic approach, using stories of individuals, institutions and ideas, Delgado illuminates the diverse experiences of urban and rural women of Indigenous, Spanish and African descent.
Physical Description:xiii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781107199408
1107199409