A Goddess in Motion : : Visual Creativity in the Cult of María Lionza / / Roger Canals.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2017
• VerfasserIn: Canals, Roger,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: New Directions in Anthropology ; 42
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; TABLE OF CONTENTS --; List of Figures --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; Chapter 1. Who is María Lionza? --; Chapter 2. The Cult of María Lionza --; Chapter 3. The Ritual Image --; Chapter 4. Between Art and Religion --; Chapter 5. Bodies, Dreams, and Apparitions --; Chapter 6. A Globalized Goddess --; Chapter 7. A Network of Images --; Conclusions --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781785336133; 9783110998214
• DOI: 10.1515/9781785336133?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Roger Canals.

The current practice of the cult of María Lionza is one of the most important and yet unexplored religious practices in Venezuela. Based on long-term fieldwork, this book explores the role of images and visual culture within the cult. By adopting a relational approach, A Goddess in Motion shows how the innumerable images of this goddess—represented as an Indian, white or mestizo woman—move constantly from objects to bodies, from bodies to dreams, and from the religion domain to the art world. In short, this book is a fascinating study that sheds light on the role of visual creativity in contemporary religious manifestations.