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Author: Frank Graziano (John D. MacArthur Professor of Hispanic Studies, John D. MacArthur Professor of Hispanic Studies, Connecticut College)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 23.90cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 16.00cm
Weight: 0.626kg
ISBN: 9780199790869
ISBN 10: 0199790868
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 07 January 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Frank Graziano carefully analyzes, in a correctly thematic manner, popular devotion and the miraculous power of Catholic imagery in Mexico...and he produces a taxonomy of the various existing votive offerings. * Eli Bartra, Estudios Interdisciplinarios de America Latina y el Caribe (Interdisciplinary Studies on Latin America and the Carribean) * For anyone who has ever been curious about the origins and meanings of these popular devotions, Miraculous Images and Votive Offerings in Mexico offers a thoughtful, comprehensive, and reverent look into the world of lived religion in Mexico. * Julia Young, Bulletin of Latin American Research *
This is a compelling and lovely book on many levels. --<em>Journal of the American Academy of Religion</em> Building on a series of accomplished studies of Latin American Catholicism, Frank Graziano offers readers of <em>Miraculous Images and Votive Offerings in Mexico</em> a beautifully written, clearly argued account of a key aspect of Catholic visual piety. He masterfully maps and explains the sprawling cultural system of votive exchange, which accounts for miracles in everyday life in the pictorial language of petition and pledge. This book will quickly become a vital resource for students of religious images. --David Morgan, Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Duke University
Building on a series of accomplished studies of Latin American Catholicism, Frank Graziano offers readers of Miraculous Images and Votive Offerings in Mexico a beautifully written, clearly argued account of a key aspect of Catholic visual piety. He masterfully maps and explains the sprawling cultural system of votive exchange, which accounts for miracles in everyday life in the pictorial language of petition and pledge. This book will quickly become a vital resource for students of religious images. --David Morgan, Professor and Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Duke University
Author Information
Frank Graziano is John D. MacArthur Professor of Hispanic Studies at Connecticut College. His previous books include The Millennial New World, Wounds of Love: The Mystical Marriage of St. Rose of Lima, and Cultures of Devotion: Folk Saints of Spanish America.
