The women who threw corn: witchcraft and Inquisition in sixteenth-century Mexico

This book tells the stories of women from Spain, North Africa, Senegambia, and Canaries accused of sorcery in sixteenth-century Mexico for adapting native magic and healing practices. These non-native women - the mulata of Seville who cured the evil eye; the Canarian daughter of a Count who ate peyo...

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Main Author: Nesvig, Martin Austin 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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WorldCat: WorldCat
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, USA Cambridge University Press 2025
In:Year: 2025
Further subjects:B Inquisition History 16th century (Mexico)
B Witchcraft History 16th century (Mexico)
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9781009550529