Ritual, Secrecy, And Civil Society: Volume 4, No. 2/ Volume 5, No. 1: Special Issue On Latin America

Rule by ritual is more the norm than the exception. The Ritual, Secrecy, and Civil Society journal focuses on the study of the lasting influence of the Enlightenment, ritual, secrecy, and civil society vis-a-vis the dynamics of scholarship around the world. The journal aims to disseminate articles that question and explore the ways in which the secret initiatory societies interface with political and social history, and is part of the PSO's support of research into associations, civility, and the role of non governmental organizations in the development of democracy. Guillermo De Los Reyes Heredia, Ph.D. Dr. Guillermo De Los Reyes is an Associate Professor of Latin American Cultures and Literatures and Director of Undergraduate Studies. He also serves as Associate Director of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and he is a Faculty-in-Residence since 2011. He holds a Ph.D. and a M.A. from the University of Pennsylvania (2004, 1999) and a M.A. and B.A. from the Universidad de las Americas-Puebla (1997, 1994). Dr. De Los Reyes' research interests are: Colonial Mesoamerica; gender, sexuality, and queer theory; Latin American cultural studies; secret and fraternal societies; and policy studies. Dr. De Los Reyes is the author of Herencias Secretas: Masonería, política y sociedad en Mexico (2009: Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla) and is currently working on a book-length project entitled: "El pecado nefando: " Rethinking Gender and Sexuality in Colonial Mexico. Prof. De Los Reyes is member of the Board of Directors of two international organizations: Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars, where he serves as Director of Membership and Policy Studies Organization, where he is Vice-President for publications. In addition he is a Life Member of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) where he is Secretary/Treasurer of the Sexualities Section. Dr. De los Reyes serves as a member of two Editorial Boards: Íkala: revista de lenguaje y cultura and Politics &Policy.

• | Author: Guillermo de Los Reyes
• | Publisher: Westphalia Press
• | Publication Date: Dec 16, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 340 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1633916286
• | ISBN-13: 9781633916289