Lives of the Bigamists: Marriage, Family, and Community in Colonial Mexico

by Richard Boyer

Book Overview

This abridged edition of Boyer's award-winning examination of bigamy in colonial Mexico reveals the lives, routines, and networks of ordinary people caught in extraordinary historical circumstances. From the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, the Inquisition held the power to investigate breaches of the law on monogamy and to recommend punishment for violators. The pursuit of bigamists provides a fascinating picture of both Catholicism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826323847
• ISBN13: 9780826323842
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"