The Faces of Honor

Sex, Shame, and Violence in Colonial Latin America

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America
Cover of the book The Faces of Honor by Lyman L. Johnson, Sonya Lipsett-Rivera, University of New Mexico Press
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Author: Lyman L. Johnson, Sonya Lipsett-Rivera ISBN: 9780826353450
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press Publication: August 1, 1998
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Language: English
Author: Lyman L. Johnson, Sonya Lipsett-Rivera
ISBN: 9780826353450
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Publication: August 1, 1998
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English

A contemporary of Columbus noted "those crazy Spaniards have more regard for a bit of honor than for a thousand lives." This obsession flourished in the New World, where status, privilege, and rank became cornerstones of the colonial social order.

Honor had many faces. To a freed black woman in Brazil it proscribed spousal abuse and permitted her to petition the Church for permission to leave her husband. To a high church official charged with sodomy in Alto Peru, honor signified the privileges and legal exceptions available to those of his background and social position. These nine original essays assess the role and importance men and women of all races and social classes accorded honor throughout colonial Latin America.

"The best work on honor in Latin America and an invaluable and insightful volume. A must for both scholars and classroom use."--Professor Susan M. Socolow, Emory University

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A contemporary of Columbus noted "those crazy Spaniards have more regard for a bit of honor than for a thousand lives." This obsession flourished in the New World, where status, privilege, and rank became cornerstones of the colonial social order.

Honor had many faces. To a freed black woman in Brazil it proscribed spousal abuse and permitted her to petition the Church for permission to leave her husband. To a high church official charged with sodomy in Alto Peru, honor signified the privileges and legal exceptions available to those of his background and social position. These nine original essays assess the role and importance men and women of all races and social classes accorded honor throughout colonial Latin America.

"The best work on honor in Latin America and an invaluable and insightful volume. A must for both scholars and classroom use."--Professor Susan M. Socolow, Emory University

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