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The Latino Christ in Art, Literature, and Liberation Theology / Michael R. Candelaria.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Candelaria, Michael R., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jesus Christ--In literature.
- Jesus Christ.
- Jesus Christ--Art.
- Liberation theology.
- Christianity and the arts--Latin America.
- Christianity and the arts.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (249 pages)
- Edition:
- First [edition].
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2018.
- Summary:
- This exploration of Iberian, Latin American, and US-Hispanic representations of Christ focuses on outliers in art, literature, and theology: Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco, Argentine writer Jorge Borges, Spanish existentialist Miguel de Unamuno, Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, and Mexican philosopher José Vasconcelos.
- Contents:
- Salvador Dalo: nuclear mystical Christ
- Fray Angelico Chavez: the Virgin of Port Lligat
- Jose Clemente Orozco: Christ Prometheus
- Miguel de Unamuno: the Quixotic Christ
- Jorge Luis Borges: the fictional Christ
- Richard Rojas: the invisible Christ
- Liberation theology: Christ the liberator
- The Mestizo Christ
- Coda.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826358806
- 0826358802
- OCLC:
- 1024311343
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