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Biography of a Mexican crucifix : lived religion and local faith from the conquest to the present / Jennifer Scheper Hughes.

Van Pelt Library BX1428.3 .H84 2010
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hughes, Jennifer Scheper.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Catholic Church.
Crosses.
History.
Mexico--Church history.
Mexico.
Church history.
Catholic Church--Mexico--History.
Mexico--Religious life and customs--History.
Crosses--Mexico--Morelos (State).
Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.
Jesus Christ.
Crucifixion.
Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Mexico--Morelos (State).
Physical Description:
xii, 312 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Contents:
Introduction: The iconography of suffering
"Christ appeared" : material religion and the conquest of Mexico
Performance and penance : the Cristo and Christian evangelization in New Spain
The Cristo comes to life : lived religion in colonial Mexico City
Repatriation : Christ comes again to Totolapan
The Red Bishop, the Cristo, and the aesthetics of liberation
The gentle devotions of a rebellious people : the phenomenology of a santo
Beauty, affection, and devotion : fiesta at the dawn of a new millennium
Conclusion: The Gospel according to Totolapan.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780195367065
0195367065
9780195367072
0195367073
OCLC:
317698420

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