{"product_id":"drama-under-the-skin-baroque-catholic-ritual-in-northern-new-spain-hardback-9781682832158","title":"Drama Under the Skin; Baroque Catholic Ritual in Northern New Spain (Hardback) 9781682832158","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDrama Under the Skin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBaroque Catholic Ritual in Northern New Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJuana Moriel-Payne (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781682832158\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 19 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eUtilizing local analysis to make global conclusions, \u003ci\u003eDrama Under the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e uses ritual as a lens to examine race and identity formation of both free and enslaved people of African descent and Indigenous groups in northern New Spain. Juana Moriel-Payne proposes that Baroque-Catholic ideology, as social culture, incited and promoted the participation of those peoples in religious rituals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough their involvement in \u003ci\u003efiestas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ecofradías\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ecapellanías\u003c\/i\u003e, those groups were able to create and\/or recreate socio-cultural identities, while transforming and adapting global Catholic practices and beliefs according to their local realities. Intersecting with research about Latin America, Mexico, the African Diaspora, and Borderlands history, \u003ci\u003eDrama Under the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e charts the impact of global ideas about slavery, race\/\u003ci\u003ecasta\u003c\/i\u003e, and identity in areas where people of African descent have not yet received enough historiographical attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHeretofore the historiography of northern New Spain has perpetuated an image of an Indigenous-barbarian north under control of the Spaniards. Almost nothing has been said about the active participation of people of African descent, Indigenous groups, and women in cultural affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoriel-Payne highlights the African Diaspora's resistance mechanisms, analyzing the complex dynamics between Indigenous and African groups in cultural-religious activities, and examines the impact on gender, race, and identity formation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Texas Tech University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52633792971032,"sku":"9781682832158","price":27.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/drama-under-the-skin-baroque-catholic-ritual-in-northern-new-spain-hardback-9781682832158","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}