The alabados of New Mexico [electronic resource] / edited and translated by Thomas J. Steele.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Steele, Thomas J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic American Catholics--Religious life.

Hispanic American Catholics.

Alabados.

Hispanic American Catholics--New Mexico.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 p.)

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The sacred hymns of New Mexico compiled by the expert on church literature in a handsome bilingual volume.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Introduction: Preface; The Sources of the Alabados; Late Medieval Spirituality; Living the New Spirituality; New Mexican Spirituality; The Alabados as Poetry; The Music of the Alabados; Collectors and Singers; The Alabados; I. Christ Child and Holy Family; II. El Niño Pasionario-The Christ Child in His Suffering; Insert: "The Passion and Death of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to New Mexico": a list of episodes and a list of formulas; III. Passion Narratives (alabados in strict sense)

Insert: "Sacramentado": Jesus turned into the Sacrament(s)IV. Four Sacraments; V. Prayers; VI. The Four Last Things and Purgatory; VII. Alabanzas; Bibliography; Index; First Lines and Titles

Notes:

"The alabados": p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-63519-4

0-8263-2969-1

OCLC:

817818706