A Goddess in Motion : : Visual Creativity in the Cult of María Lionza / / 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...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | New Directions in Anthropology ;
42 |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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