Sign-In
Cart
Alone Before God: The Religious Origins of Modernity in Mexico
Paperback
Religion General General ChristianityMexican History
Please select the version of book you would like to purchase.
ISBN10: 0822329433
ISBN13: 9780822329435
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Aug 30 2002
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780822329435
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: Aug 30 2002
Pages: 344
Weight: 1.25
Height: 1.00 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.80
Language: English
Focusing on cemetery burials in late-eighteenth-century Mexico, Alone Before God provides a window onto the contested origins of modernity in Mexico. By investigating the religious and political debates surrounding the initiative to transfer the burials of prominent citizens from urban to suburban cemeteries, Pamela Voekel challenges the characterization of Catholicism in Mexico as an intractable and monolithic institution that had to be forcibly dragged into the modern world.
Drawing on the archival research of wills, public documents, and other texts from late-colonial and early-republican Mexico, Voekel describes the marked scaling-down of the pomp and display that had characterized baroque Catholic burials and the various devices through which citizens sought to safeguard their souls in the afterlife. In lieu of these baroque practices, the new enlightened Catholics, claims Voekel, expressed a spiritually and hygienically motivated preference for extremely simple burial ceremonies, for burial outside the confines of the church building, and for leaving their earthly goods to charity. Claiming that these changes mirrored a larger shift from an external, corporate Catholicism to a more interior piety, she demonstrates how this new form of Catholicism helped to initiate a cultural and epistemic shift that placed the individual at the center of knowledge.
Breaking with the traditional historiography to argue that Mexican liberalism had deeply religious roots, Alone Before God will be of interest to specialists in Latin American history, modernity, and religion.
Breaking with the traditional historiography to argue that Mexican liberalism had deeply religious roots, Alone Before God will be of interest to specialists in Latin American history, modernity, and religion.
Also in
Mexican History
Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico: Men, Women, and War
Wasserman, Mark
Paperback
$44.93
El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
Ulloa, Jazmine
Hardcover
$27.00
Érase Una Vez México 1: de Las Cavernas Al Virreinato / Once Upon a Time Mexico 1
Rosas, Alejandro
Molina, Sandra
Paperback
$13.25
Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth
Burrough, Bryan
Tomlinson, Chris
Stanford, Jason
Paperback
$19.00
Myths, Gods, and Rituals of Aztec Mythology: Before the First Sun (Aztec Gods, Creation Mythology)
Torres, Matthew
Paperback
$18.99
Banished Citizens: A History of the Mexican American Women Who Endured Repatriation
Ramírez, Marla A.
Hardcover
$35.94
Colibri de Jade - El Arte de Educar el Corazón: Novela histórica esencial sobre el legado ancestral y la educación espiritual.
Koskakoatl, Adrian
Paperback
$24.00
The Radical Spanish Empire: How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World
Cañizares-Esguerra, Jorge
Masters, Adrian
Hardcover
$42.00
The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World
Shawcross, Edward
Paperback
$18.99
Hijas de la Historia: Las Mujeres Que Construyeron a México / Daughters of History
Revuelta Poo, Isabel
Paperback
$16.10
Down & Delirious in Mexico City: The Aztec Metropolis in the Twenty-First Century
Hernandez, Daniel
Paperback
$18.05
Encanto Y Misterio de la Ciudad de Mã(c)Xico / The Charm and Mystery of Mexico City
Ceceña, Karla
Paperback
$17.05
In the Shadow of Quetzalcoatl: Zelia Nuttall and the Search for Mexico's Ancient Civilizations
Grindle, Merilee
Paperback
$21.80
Mitos de la Historia Mexicana: de Hidalgo a Zedillo / Myths of Mexican History
Rosas, Alejandro
Paperback
$13.25
Don't Be Afraid, Gringo: A Honduran Woman Speaks from the Heart: The Story of Elvia Alvarado
Benjamin, Medea
Paperback
$16.99
Mezcal: The History, Craft & Cocktails of the World's Ultimate Artisanal Spirit
Janzen, Emma
Hardcover
$25.64
Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness
Corchado, Alfredo
Paperback
$27.00
Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind Volume 67
León-Portilla, Miguel
Paperback
$28.45
Studies of the Yaqui Indians of Sonora, Mexico: The History, Culture and Anthropology of the Yaqui Native Americans
Holden, William Curry
Paperback
$14.98
Érase Una Vez Tenochtitlán: Entre Dioses Y Tlatoanis / Once Upon a Time in Tenochtitlán: Among Gods and Tlatoanis
Rosas, Alejandro
Paperback
$18.95
The Wheel of Time: The Shamans of Mexico Their Thoughts about Life Death and the Universe
Castaneda, Carlos
Paperback
$18.04
Aztec and Maya: An Illustrated History: The Definitive Chronicle of the Ancient Peoples of Central America and Mexico - Including the Aztec, Maya, Olm
Jones, David M.
Phillips, Charles
Hardcover
$33.25
Walking a City's History: Mexico City from the Sixteenth Century to the Present
Tenorio-Trillo, Mauricio
Paperback
$47.13
When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting That Changed History
Restall, Matthew
Paperback
$26.60
Amados Compatriotas: And Other Stories from New Mexico's Mexican Period, 1821-1846
Tórrez, Robert J.
Paperback
$19.95
Rebel Mexico: Student Unrest and Authoritarian Political Culture During the Long Sixties
Pensado, Jaime M.
Paperback
$50.75
A Mexican Count of Days: Mexica (Aztec) Calendar for the Year 1 Rabbit
Tlapoyawa, Kurly
Ochoa, Ruben
Paperback
$23.75
Baja California Peninsula: The Most Fascinating Peninsula in the Americas
Frontani, Stefano
Hardcover
$33.25
Hijas de la Historia 2: Las Mujeres Que Construyeron a México / Daughters of History 2
Revuelta Poo, Isabel
Paperback
$20.85
Chicano Bakes: Recipes for Mexican Pan Dulce, Tamales, and My Favorite Desserts
Castillo, Esteban
Hardcover
$35.99
A Narco History: How the United States and Mexico Jointly Created the Mexican Drug War
Boullosa, Carmen
Wallace, Mike
Paperback
$15.15
Mesoamerican History: A Captivating Guide to Four Ancient Civilizations that Existed in Mexico - The Olmec, Zapotec, Maya and Aztec Civilization
History, Captivating
Hardcover
$28.49
Antigua California: Mission and Colony on the Peninsular Frontier, 1697-1768
Crosby, Harry W.
Hardcover
$97.50
Conspiraciones: México a Través de Seis Siglos / Conspiracies: Six Centuries of History of Mexico
Schettino, Macario
Paperback
$18.95
South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to the Civil War
Baumgartner, Alice L.
Paperback
$18.99
Captives and Cousins: Slavery, Kinship, and Community in the Southwest Borderlands
Brooks, James F.
Paperback
$67.90
The Elusive Dream: Punta Chivato, Baja California Sur, Mexico - The First 40 Years
Joy, J. M.
Paperback
$33.69
Malinche: Los Malos de la Historia / Malinche: The Villains of History
Camba Ludlow, Úrsula
Paperback
$16.10
Historia de México: Una guía fascinante de la historia de México y la Revolución Mexicana
History, Captivating
Paperback
$18.97
Carranza's Victory: Power and Reform in State Governments During the Mexican Revolution, 1913-1920
Richmond, Douglas W.
Hardcover
$84.00
Brown and Blue: Mexican Americans, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights in the Southwest, 1935-2025
Behnken, Brian D.
Paperback
$51.73
An Archaeology of Milpa Cultures: Maize and Ecological Worldbuilding in Central Mexico
Alcántara, Keitlyn
Paperback
$49.00
Zapatista Spring: Anatomy of a Rebel Water Project & the Lessons of International Solidarity
Ryan, Ramor
Paperback
$15.20
The Last Emperor of Mexico: The Dramatic Story of the Habsburg Archduke Who Created a Kingdom in the New World
Shawcross, Edward
Hardcover
$28.50
Señorita Telefonista: Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination, and Class Identities in Early Twentieth-Century Mexico City
Porter, Susie S.
Paperback
$49.00
The Aztec Empire: An Enthralling Overview of the History of the Aztecs, Starting with the Settlement in the Valley of Mexico
History, Enthralling
Hardcover
$28.49
The Cristero Counterrevolution and the Battle for the Soul of Mexico
Olivera Ravasi, Javier P.
Hardcover
$39.91
The Zapatistas' Dignified Rage: Final Public Speeches of Subcommander Marcos
Marcos, Subcomandante Insurgente
Paperback
$18.95
Perilous Beasts: Mexican Necropolitics, Animal Deaths, and Blood Sports, 1870-1920
Neufeld, Stephen B.
Paperback
$52.43
The Aquatic Metropolis: Urban Design and Environmental Change in Tenochtitlan-Mexico City
López, John F.
Hardcover
$104.99
Policing on Drugs: The United States, Mexico, and the Origins of the Modern Drug War, 1969-2000
Teague, Aileen
Hardcover
$50.75
Mexican History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Mexico and the Mexican Revolution
History, Captivating
Paperback
$18.02
Yucatan at the Time of the Spanish Encounter: Relacion de Las Cosas de Yucatan
Landa, Diego De
Paperback
$18.00
100 Mitos de la Historia de México 1 / 100 Myths of the History of Mexico 1
Martín Moreno, Francisco
Paperback
$16.10
The Mexican Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the Mexican Civil War and How Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata Impacted Mexico
History, Captivating
Hardcover
$28.49
La Tiranía de Las Ideas. Lo Que Necesitas Para Comprender a México, Estados Unido S, La Humanidad Y El Mundo. / The Tyranny of Ideas
Zunzunegui, Juan Miguel
Paperback
$15.15
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain: The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Unabridged Edition Vol.1-2
Diaz del Castillo, Bernal
Hardcover
$44.99
Moral Divide: Mujeres Públicas and the Formation of the U.S.-Mexico Border
Christensen Gwin, Catherine
Hardcover
$98.00
The Extraordinary Life of Juana Catarina Romero: Gender and Power in Nineteenth-Century Mexico
Chassen-López, Francie R.
Paperback
$56.00
The Banana Wars: A Captivating Guide to the Interventions of the United States in Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean
History, Captivating
Hardcover
$22.79
In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism
Van Wolputte, Steven
Jobs, Richard
Paperback
$35.94
Mexico - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture
Maddicks, Russell
Culture Smart!
Paperback
$16.14
Cruzando La Línea: Las Fuerzas Armadas En México / Crossing the Line: Mexicos Armed Forces
Ordorika Imaz, Amaya
Ledesma Arronte, Ernesto
Lewis, Ted
Paperback
$18.95
Armed Frontier: Warfare and Military Culture in the Texas-Northeastern Mexico Borderlands,1686-1845
García-García, Luis Alberto
Paperback
$29.95
La Revolución mexicana: Una guía fascinante sobre la guerra civil mexicana y cómo Pancho Villa y Emiliano Zapata tuvieron un impacto en México
History, Captivating
Paperback
$14.22
The Flowery Death: The Image of Death in the Nahua Songs of Cantares Mexicanos
Szoblik, Katarzyna
Hardcover
$100.50
A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies, Or, a Faithful Narrative of the Horrid and Unexampled Massacres Committed by the Popish Spanish Pa
de Las Casas, Bartolome
Hardcover
$30.44
History of New Mexico: A Captivating Guide to Historical Events and Facts You Should Know About the Land of Enchantment
History, Captivating
Hardcover
$25.64
The Cristero Rebellion: The Mexican People Between Church and State 1926 1929
Meyer, Jean A.
Paperback
$33.25
True Tales from Another Mexico: The Lynch Mob, the Popsicle Kings, Chalino, and the Bronx
Quinones, Sam
Paperback
$41.93
Tu Cerebro Está Inflamado: Cómo Prevenir La Fatiga Mental, Aumentar Tu Atención... / Your Brain Is Inflamed
Garrido, Elena
Paperback
$18.00
Érase Una Vez México 3: del Gobierno de Madero Al Retorno del Pri / Once Upon a Time Mexico 3
Molina, Sandra
Rosas, Alejandro
Paperback
$18.00
The Purépecha Empire: The Rise of Ancient Mexico's Forgotten Power and Its Rivalry with the Aztecs
Savage, Spencer
Paperback
$13.19
Antiguas Civilizaciones: Una Fascinante Guía sobre la Historia de los Mayas, Aztecas y el Imperio Inca
History, Captivating
Hardcover
$28.49
Muertes Históricas: Febrero de 1913, La Decena Trágica / Historic Deaths: February 1913, the Ten Tragic Days
Guzmán, Martín Luis
Paperback
$13.25
Historia de México: 1000 datos interesantes desde la antigüedad hasta nuestros días
Publications, Ahoy
Paperback
$18.04
A New Hope for Mexico: Saying No to Corruption, Violence, and Trump's Wall
López Obrador, Andrés Manuel
Paperback
$16.10
Mexican History: A Captivating Guide to the History of Mexico and the Mexican Revolution
History, Captivating
Hardcover
$28.49
Africans in Colonial Mexico: Absolutism, Christianity, and Afro-Creole Consciousness, 1570-1640
Bennett, Herman L.
Paperback
$39.00
Oaxaca Resurgent: Indigeneity, Development, and Inequality in Twentieth-Century Mexico
Dillingham, A. S.
Paperback
$43.50
Forging a Mexican People: Collective Subjectivities in Postrevolutionary Print Culture, 1917-1968
Zavala, Pablo
Paperback
$50.75
Autonomy Is in Our Hearts: Zapatista Autonomous Government Through the Lens of the Tsotsil Language
Fitzwater, Dylan Eldredge
Paperback
$22.75
Texas Rangers and the Mexican Revolution: The Bloodiest Decade, 1910-1920
Harris, Charles H.
Sadler, Louis R.
Paperback
$43.69