Theater of a Thousand Wonders

A History of Miraculous Images and Shrines in New Spain

Nonfiction, History, Americas, Latin America, Religion & Spirituality
Cover of the book Theater of a Thousand Wonders by William B. Taylor, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: William B. Taylor ISBN: 9781108105651
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: October 3, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: William B. Taylor
ISBN: 9781108105651
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: October 3, 2016
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The great many shrines of New Spain have become long-lived sites of shared devotion and contestation across social groups. They have provided a lasting sense of enchantment, of divine immanence in the present, and a hunger for epiphanies in daily life. This is a story of consolidation and growth during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, rather than one of rise and decline in the face of early stages of modernization. Based on research in a wide array of manuscript and printed primary sources, and informed by recent scholarship in art history, religious studies, anthropology, and history, this is the first comprehensive study of shrines and miraculous images in any part of early modern Latin America.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The great many shrines of New Spain have become long-lived sites of shared devotion and contestation across social groups. They have provided a lasting sense of enchantment, of divine immanence in the present, and a hunger for epiphanies in daily life. This is a story of consolidation and growth during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, rather than one of rise and decline in the face of early stages of modernization. Based on research in a wide array of manuscript and printed primary sources, and informed by recent scholarship in art history, religious studies, anthropology, and history, this is the first comprehensive study of shrines and miraculous images in any part of early modern Latin America.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Islam, Youth, and Modernity in the Gambia by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book How to Survive in Anaesthesia by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book The Frame in Classical Art by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Searching for a 'Principle of Humanity' in International Humanitarian Law by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Melville and the Idea of Blackness by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Computational Thermodynamics of Materials by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Long-Vowel Shifts in English, c. 1050–1700 by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Wallace Stevens in Context by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book The Making of International Human Rights by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Lacey, Wells and Quick Reconstructing Criminal Law by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book From Utterances to Speech Acts by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Python for Scientists by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Practice Theory and International Relations by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book The DRCOG Revision Guide by William B. Taylor
Cover of the book Penance in Medieval Europe, 600–1200 by William B. Taylor
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy