{"product_id":"death-by-effigy-a-case-from-the-mexican-inquisition-paperback-softback-9780812223163","title":"Death by Effigy; A Case from the Mexican Inquisition (Paperback \/ softback) 9780812223163","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDeath by Effigy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Case from the Mexican Inquisition\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLuis R. Corteguera (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780812223163\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 October 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages, 11 illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An important contribution to the literature on the early modern Spanish world and, specifically, to the large and seemingly ever-growing body of scholarship related to the inquisition. The case illustrates the power of inquisitorial symbols and the juridical nature of inquisitorial investigations. It approximates a transcription of an Inquisition case, although judiciously condensed into an absorbing narrative.\"-\u003ci\u003eAmerican Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A very engaging piece of microhistory based on a case heard by the Inquisition in late sixteenth-century Mexico. . . . Corteguera does a very good job of unraveling this rather convoluted case and of discussing the motives of all those involved.\"-\u003ci\u003eSixteenth Century Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Corteguera's delightful book, elegantly written and meticulously considered, . . . is a marvelous reconstruction of the social universe of a small town in New Spain, but the book goes a good deal further. It offers excellent overviews of the way the Inquisition operated, dispelling many myths along the way.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Corteguera unearths a memorable and multifaceted story from deep inside the still little-known society of early colonial Mexico. Sophisticated in its treatment of a great array of topics, from early modern religion, morality, and sexuality, through an interweaving of interethnic rivalry, Inquisitional symbology and procedure, to the pervasiveness of a culture of rumor and reputation, \u003ci\u003eDeath by Effigy\u003c\/i\u003e is a significant contribution.\"-Kenneth Mills, University of Toronto\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully written and well organized, not only does \u003ci\u003eDeath by Effigy\u003c\/i\u003e bring the period alive, it does so in an almost cinematographic manner. A wonderful teaching tool.\"-Tamar Herzog, Stanford University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn July 21, 1578, the Mexican town of Tecamachalco awoke to news of a scandal. A doll-like effigy hung from the door of the town's church. Its two-faced head had black chicken feathers instead of hair. Each mouth had a tongue sewn onto it, one with a forked end, the other with a gag tied around it. Signs and symbols adorned the effigy, including a \u003ci\u003esambenito\u003c\/i\u003e, the garment that the Inquisition imposed on heretics. Below the effigy lay a pile of firewood. Taken together, the effigy, signs, and symbols conveyed a deadly message: the victim of the scandal was a Jew who should burn at the stake. Over the course of four years, inquisitors conducted nine trials and interrogated dozens of witnesses, whose testimonials revealed a vivid portrait of friendship, love, hatred, and the power of rumor in a Mexican colonial town.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA story of dishonor and revenge, \u003ci\u003eDeath by Effigy\u003c\/i\u003e also reveals the power of the Inquisition's symbols, their susceptibility to theft and misuse, and the terrible consequences of doing so in the New World. Recently established and anxious to assert its authority, the Mexican Inquisition relentlessly pursued the perpetrators. Lying, forgery, defamation, rape, theft, and physical aggression did not concern the Inquisition as much as the misuse of the Holy Office's name, whose political mission required defending its symbols. Drawing on inquisitorial papers from the Mexican Inquisition's archive, Luis R. Corteguera weaves a rich narrative that leads readers into a world vastly different from our own, one in which symbols were as powerful as the sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Prologue: The Crime of Tecamachalco\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I. 1578\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. False Start\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Trial and Failure\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II. 1581\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Surprise Witness\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. The Mother, the Son, and the Stepson\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Mistrial\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III. 1582\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. New and Old Leads\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. The Scribe\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 8. The Interpreter\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 9. The Farmer\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 10. Under Torment\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 11. Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 12. More Torment\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 13. The Wife\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 14. Reconciliation\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003e List of Key Names\u003cbr\u003e Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52701995368728,"sku":"9780812223163","price":24.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/death-by-effigy-a-case-from-the-mexican-inquisition-paperback-softback-9780812223163","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}