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Author:   John F. Chuchiak IV (Latin American, Caribbean and Hispanic Studies Program, Missouri State University) ,  John F. Chuchiak IV (Latin American, Caribbean and Hispanic Studies Program, Missouri State University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.839kg
ISBN:  

9781421403861

ISBN 10:   1421403862
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   16 July 2012
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Documents Foreword, by Asunción Lavrin Preface Acknowledgments Editor's Note The Holy Office of the Inquisition in New Spain (Mexico): An Introductory Study 1. Laws, Regulations, and Instructions concerning the Holy Office Regulations concerning the Tribunals of the Holy Office of the Inquisition 2. Documents concerning the Operations and Procedures of the Inquisition in New Spain Edicts of Faith of the Inquisition in New Spain Inquisition Prisons and Life in the Cells Administration of Torture in Inquisition Trials Autos-da-fé in New Spain Finances and Assets of the Inquisition in New Spain 3. Selections of Trials and Procesos de Fe of the Inquisition in New Spain, 1536–1820 Blasphemy Trials Bigamy, Polygamy, and Crimes against the Sacrament of Matrimony Trials and Testimonies against Jewish and Crypto-Jewish Practices Trials and Testimonies against Lutherans, Calvinists, and Other Protestants Trials and Testimonies against Alumbrados (Illuminati) and Others for Heretical Acts and False Revelations Trials and Testimonies against Superstitions, Sorcery, and Magical Practices Trials and Testimonies against the Use of Peyote and Other Herbs and Plantsfor Divination Trials and Testimonies Related to Prohibited Books Glossary Notes Selected Bibliography Index

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This collection of documents pertaining to the Holy Office of the Inquisition for New Spain makes an important contribution to readers' understanding of the efforts to maintain social control and religious conformity in multiethnic New Spain. Choice 2012 Chuchiak's book is recommended for classroom use as well as for researchers and lecturers on the subject. Those interested in knowing more about the Inquisition will find this book a must read. Colonial Latin American Historical Review 2012 John F. Chuchiak offers the most comprehensive account published in English of the administrative operation of the Inquisition in New Spain. -- Jose Esquibel Good Reads 2013

Recommended. Choice 2012 Chuchiak's book is recommended for classroom use as well as for researchers and lecturers on the subject. Those interested in knowing more about the Inquisition will find this book a must read. Colonial Latin American Historical Review 2012

This collection of documents pertaining to the Holy Office of the Inquisition for New Spain makes an important contribution to readers' understanding of the efforts to maintain social control and religious conformity in multiethnic New Spain. Choice Chuchiak's book is recommended for classroom use as well as for researchers and lecturers on the subject. Those interested in knowing more about the Inquisition will find this book a must read. Colonial Latin American Historical Review John F. Chuchiak offers the most comprehensive account published in English of the administrative operation of the Inquisition in New Spain. -- Jose Esquibel Good Reads A revelation and a pleasure. [ The Inquisition in New Spain, 1536-1820] will be much appreciated by scholars and students of colonial Latin America. -- Matthew Restall Journal of Latin American Studies

Author Information

John F. Chuchiak IV is a professor of Colonial Latin American History and the Rich and Doris Young Honors College Endowed Professor at Missouri State University, where he is the director of the Honors College and of the Latin American, Caribbean, and Hispanic Studies Program.

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