Gendered crime and punishment women and/in the Hispanic inquisitions / [electronic resource] :
by Stacey Schlau.
- Leiden : Brill, 2012.
- 1 online resource.
- Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; 49 .
- Medieval and early modern Iberian world ; 49. .
"Formerly Medieval Iberian Peninsula" -- Series t.p..
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 brown or black 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.
Inquisition--Sociological aspects. Inquisition--History.--Spain Inquisition--History.--Latin America Female offenders--History.--Spain Female offenders--History.--Latin America Women--Social conditions.--Spain Women--Social conditions.--Latin America RELIGION / History