Divine Presence in Spain and Western Europe 1500-1960
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William A. Christian
Language
EnglishAbstract
This study addresses the relation of people to divine beings in contemporary and historical communities, as exemplified in three strands. One is a long tradition of visions of mysterious wayfarers in rural Spain who bring otherworldly news and help, including recent examples. Another treats the seeming vivification of religious images—statues, paintings, engravings, and photographs apparently exuding blood, sweat and tears in Spanish homes and churches in the early modern period and the revi...
Keywords
calendar illustration; postcards; family photographs; picturing; photomontage; visions; church history; spirituality; religious figures; miracles; Western EuropeISBN
9786155053375, 9786155053382Publisher
Central European University PressPublisher website
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2012Classification
Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography
Social and cultural anthropology