Gendered crime and punishment : : women and/in the Hispanic inquisitions / / by Stacey Schlau.

• Author: Schlau, Stacey, 1948-
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World 49.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vii, 196 pages).
• Notes: "Formerly Medieval Iberian Peninsula" -- Series title page.

In Gendered Crime and Punishment , Stacey Schlau mines the Inquisitional archive of Spain and Latin America in order to uncover the words and actions of accused women as transcribed in the trial records of the Holy Office. Although these are mediated texts, filtered through the formulae and norms of the religious institution that recorded them, much can be learned about the prisoners’ individual aspirations and experiences, as well as about the rigidly hierarchical, yet highly multicultural societies in which they lived. Chapters on Judaizing, false visions, possession by the Devil, witchcraft, and sexuality utilize case studies to unpack hegemonic ideologies and technologies, as well as individual responses. Filling in a gap in our understanding of the dynamics of gender in the early modern/colonial period, as it relates to women and gender, the book contributes to the growing scholarship in Inquisition cultural studies.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: Toward a Gendered Approach to Understanding the Hispanic Inquisitions -- Betwixt and Between: Judaizing Women Face the Inquisition -- Dangerous Spiritualities: Beatas, Illuminism, and False Religiosity -- Devil With A Black or Brown Dress On: Holy Women as Ventriloquists of Satan -- Bewitching Acts: Cures, Love Potions, and Spells -- Entre cuerpo y alma: Female Sexuality, Out of Control? -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index.