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Sacred art : Catholic saints and Candomblé gods in modern Brazil / Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla ; photographs and drawings by the authors.
Fine Arts Library N8079.5 .G59 2018
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Glassie, Henry, 1941- author.
- Shukla, Pravina, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian saints in art.
- Orishas in art.
- Folk art--Brazil, Northeast--History--21st century.
- Folk art.
- History.
- Northeast Brazil.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 540 pages : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2018]
- Contents:
- 1 The Historical Center 9
- 2 Modern Masters of Sacred Art 26
- 3 The Sculptor's Story 64
- 4 Markers for Sacred Art 83
- 5 Ibimirim: Carvers in the Sertao 100
- 6 Maragojipinho: Sacred Clay in Bahia 148
- 7 Tracunhaém: Sacred Clay in Pernambuco 182
- 8 Painting in Olinda 242
- 9 Carving in Cachoeira 272
- 10 Return to Pelourinho 302
- 11 Saints and Orixás in Pelourinho 332
- 12 Smiths of the Sacred 380
- 13 The Painter of Orixás 422
- 14 Power and Beauty 455
- 15 Time Passes 476.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-529) and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Glassie, Henry, 1941- author. Sacred art
- ISBN:
- 9780253032058
- 0253032059
- OCLC:
- 983786374
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