Colonial Saints - Discovering the Holy in the Americas, 1500-1800 (Hardcover)

From the cult of Saint Anne to the obsession with the Virgin of Guadalupe, from Saint Anthony who competed with Christ for popularity in Brazil, to Jesuits who mixed freely with shamans that talked with the gods, this exciting new anthology examines the conversion of the colonized. The essays examine how New World spirits morphed into Old World saints - for example, the spirit of love transformed into the Virgin Mary - as well as the implications of the canonization of the first American saint.
Colonial Saints illustrates the complex and intimate connections among confessional life writing, canonization, and the practices of the Inquisition. There was a dynamic exchange involving local agendas, the courts in Spain and France, and, of course, Rome. This bold collection clearly shows the interplay between slavery and spirituality, conversion and control, and the links between the sacred and the political.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	December 2002
First published:	2003
Editors:	Allan Greer • Jodi Bilinkoff
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-93495-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > History > American history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-415-93495-8
Barcode:	9780415934954

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