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.