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Moon, Sun and Witches - by Irene Marsha Silverblatt (Paperback)

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  • When the Spanish arrived in Peru in 1532, men of the Inca Empire worshipped the Sun as Father and their dead kings as ancestor heroes, while women venerated the Moon and her daughters, the Inca queens, as founders of female dynasties.
  • About the Author: Irene Silverblatt is professor emerita of cultural anthropology at Duke University.
  • 304 Pages
  • History, Latin America

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When the Spanish arrived in Peru in 1532, men of the Inca Empire worshipped the Sun as Father and their dead kings as ancestor heroes, while women venerated the Moon and her daughters, the Inca queens, as founders of female dynasties. In the pre-Inca period, such notions of parallel descent were expressions of complementarity between men and women. Examining the interplay between gender ideologies and political hierarchy, Irene Silverblatt shows how Inca rulers used their Sun and Moon traditions as methods of controlling women and the Andean peoples the Incas conquered. She then explores the process by which the Spaniards employed European male and female imageries to establish their own rule in Peru and to make new inroads on the power of native women, particularly poor peasant women.

Harassed economically and abused sexually, Andean women fought back, earning in the process the Spaniards' condemnation as "witches." Fresh from the European witch hunts that damned women for susceptibility to heresy and diabolic influence, Spanish clerics were predisposed to charge politically disruptive poor women with witchcraft. Silverblatt shows that these very accusations provided women with an ideology of rebellion and a method for defending their culture.



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"This is a rich and compelling analysis--well conceived, innovative, and dealing with important frontiers in several fields. It will stand as a very important contribution to anthropology, ethnohistory, Latin American studies, and women's studies."--Kay B. Warren, Princeton University



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"This is a rich and compelling analysis--well conceived, innovative, and dealing with important frontiers in several fields. It will stand as a very important contribution to anthropology, ethnohistory, Latin American studies, and women's studies."--Kay B. Warren, Princeton University



About the Author



Irene Silverblatt is professor emerita of cultural anthropology at Duke University. She is the author of Modern Inquisitions: Peru and the Colonial Origins of the Civilized World.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.51 Inches (H) x 5.49 Inches (W) x .76 Inches (D)
Weight: .82 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Latin America
Genre: History
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Theme: South America
Format: Paperback
Author: Irene Marsha Silverblatt
Language: English
Street Date: May 21, 1987
TCIN: 1002294025
UPC: 9780691022581
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-5308
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Q: How does the book contribute to women's studies?

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  • A: It provides insights into the intersection of gender and power, emphasizing women's roles in resistance against colonial oppression.

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Q: What themes are explored in this book?

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  • A: The book explores themes of gender ideologies, political hierarchy, and cultural rebellion in the context of Inca and Spanish rule.

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Q: What historical period does the book focus on?

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  • A: The book focuses on the period when the Spanish arrived in Peru in 1532, featuring Inca traditions and societal changes.

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Q: Who is the author of the book?

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  • A: The author is Irene Marsha Silverblatt, a professor emerita of cultural anthropology at Duke University.

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Q: What does the book reveal about Andean women's experiences?

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  • A: It highlights how Andean women faced economic harassment and sexual abuse, and their responses were labeled as witchcraft by the Spaniards.

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