Lewis, Laura A., 1959-

Hall of mirrors power, witchcraft, and caste in colonial Mexico / [electronic resource] Laura A. Lewis. - Durham : Duke University Press, 2003. - xiv, 262 p. : map. - Latin America otherwise . - e-Duke books scholarly collection. Latin America otherwise. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-253) and index.

1. Forging a Colonial Landscape: Caste in Context -- 2. The Roads Are Harsh: Spaniards and Indians in the Sanctioned Domain -- 3. La Mala Yerba: Putting Difference to Work -- 4. From Animosities to Alliances: A Segue into the World of Witchcraft -- 5. Authority Reversed: Indians Ascending -- 6. Mapping Unsanctioned Power -- 7. Hall of Mirrors.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.




Power (Social sciences)--History.--Mexico
Caste--History.--Mexico
Witchcraft--History.--Mexico


Mexico--Social conditions--To 1810.


Electronic books.

HN113 / .L48 2003