174 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
174 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Kinship and Incestuous Crime in Colonial Guatemala examines social relations in colonial Guatemala through the lens of incest. Using a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses of incest trials from the Spanish secular courts, this study shows that incest codes were not homogenous nor were its various forms equally condemned. Further, incest codes and the criminal process impacted... Read more
1. Introduction: "I Am Not Your Father"
2. Social Relations in Colonial Spanish America
3. Incest and the Law
4. Blood Is Thicker Than Water
5. Relative and Strategic Kinship
6. Incest and Indianness
7. Conclusion
Biography
Sarah N. Saffa is currently a Visiting Scholar at Johns Hopkins University.
