To Love, Honor, and Obey in Colonial Mexico: Conflicts Over Marriage Choice, 1574-1821

by Patricia Seed

Book Overview

The sources for this study are diverse. Decrees of ecclesiastical councils, papal bulls, and canonical commentaries were investigated to identify the formal Catholic doctrines on marriage. Catechisms, confessional manuals for priests, and popular religious literature were consulted to determine how the church's formal teachings were understood and interpreted as guides for concrete action. The basic cultural attitudes toward marriage, love, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804721599
• ISBN13: 9780804721592
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"