Dangerous Speech: A Social History of Blasphemy in Colonial Mexico

by Javier Villa-flores

Book Overview

Dangerous Speech is the first systematic treatment of blasphemous speech in colonial Mexico. This engaging social history examines the representation of blasphemy as a sin and a crime, and its repression by the Spanish Inquisition. The Spanish colonists viewed blasphemy not only as an insult against God but also as a dangerous misrepresentation of the deity, which could call down his wrath in a ruinous assault on the imperial enterprise.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816525633
• ISBN13: 9780816525638
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.0"