Biography of a Mexican Crucifix: Lived Religion and Local Faith from the Conquest to the Present by Jennifer Scheper Hughes.

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Community of Christ Library

Name/Title

Biography of a Mexican Crucifix: Lived Religion and Local Faith from the Conquest to the Present by Jennifer Scheper Hughes.

Description

Introduction: The iconography of suffering -- "Christ appeared" : material religion and the conquest of Mexico -- Performance and penance : the Cristo and Christian evangelization in New Spain -- The Cristo comes to life : lived religion in colonial Mexico City -- Repatriation : Christ comes again to Totolapan -- The Red Bishop, the Cristo, and the aesthetics of liberation -- The gentle devotions of a rebellious people : the phenomenology of a santo -- Beauty, affection, and devotion : fiesta at the dawn of a new millennium -- Conclusion: The Gospel according to Totolapan. xii, 312 p. :ill. ;24 cm.

Book Details

Author

Hughes, Jennifer Scheper.

Place Published

City

Oxford ;New York

Date Published

2010

Publication Subjects

Crosses--Mexico--Morelos (State) Catholic Church--Mexico--History. Jesus Christ--Crucifixion.

Call No.

BX1428.3 .H84 2010

ISBN

9780195367065 (hardback : alk. paper), 0195367065 (hardback : alk. paper), 9780195367072 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0195367073 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

2009012196

Notes

Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.