Spiritual currency in northeast Brazil / C. Lindsey King.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Lindsey, 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canindé (Ceará, Brazil)--Religious life and customs.

Canindé (Ceará, Brazil).

Francis, of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226--Cult--Brazil--Canindé (Ceará).

Francis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book examines the spiritual community of the followers of St. Francis of Wounds in the town of Canindé in northeast Brazil. Their tradition involves pilgrimage and the practice of crafting unique offerings in payment for healing and reversal of bad fortune--a practice predating Christianity and brought to the new world by explorers and early European colonial powers. King argues that these marginalized Brazilians, living in a region where poverty is endemic, use St. Francis of Wounds to replace the medical and social services that the government has failed to provide. She further illustrates the evolution of the regional practice with photographs documenting all stages of this tradition, especially the folk art ex-votos used to pay for the saint's intervention"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Northeast Brazil: The Largest Area of Poverty in South America; 2: Into the Field; 3: The Social Functions of Ex-Votos; 4: Ex-Votos: Aesthetics and Forms; 5: Pilgrims and Politics; 6: Conclusions; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780826355324

0826355323

OCLC:

896123308