Passional Culture : Emotion, Religion, and Society in Southern Spain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Timothy., author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Andalusia (Spain)--Religious life and customs.

Andalusia (Spain).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Passional Culture

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1990.

Summary:

The Holy Week dramas of southern Spain have astounded visitors for centuries. Striking as they are, however, they are only the tip of a cultural iceberg. Casual visitors cannot guess how the cult of the crucified Christ shapes daily behavior and thought patterns. The Passion as lived by Andalusians is closely linked to a penitential ideology that profoundly influences how they feel about life, death, wealth, and poverty. It affects the way men and women see themselves and each other and has played havoc with Catholic orthodoxy by creating unique institutions and customs. InPassional Culture, Timothy Mitchell explores these cultural factors and shows how they have led to popular stagings of the Passion that are moving, riddled with heresy, and obsessed with authority conflicts. He explains why the image of theMater Dolorosahas come to overshadow that of Christ himself. With keen analysis as well as anecdotes, illustrations, and popular songs, Mitchell makes fascinating aspects of Spanish civilization available to Americans for the first time.

Contents:

Front Matter(pp. i-vi)

Table of Contents(pp. vii-viii)

Preface(pp. ix-x)

Introduction(pp. 1-7)

Chapter 1 Emotion Magic(pp. 8-39)

Chapter 2 The Uses of Pain(pp. 40-82)

Chapter 3 Social Psychology of the Cofradía(pp. 83-127)

Chapter 4 The Passion Retold(pp. 128-180)

Glossary(pp. 181-184)

Bibliography(pp. 185-194)

Index(pp. 195-198).

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781512818093

1512818097

OCLC:

1179686219