The Penitente Brotherhood: Patriarchy and Hispano-Catholicism in New Mexico

by Michael P. Carroll

Book Overview

Honorable Mention for the Association of American Publishers Professional and Scholarly Publishing Awards for Sociology and Anthropology

The Penitente brotherhood of New Mexico soared in popularity during the early nineteenth century. Local chapters of the brotherhood, always exclusively male, met in specially constructed buildings (called moradas) to conduct their business and engaged in a variety of religious rituals, including flagellation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801870550
• ISBN13: 9780801870552
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.8"