Divine Presence in Spain and Western Europe 1500–1960 : Visions, Religious Images and Photographs / / William A. Christian, Jr.
This study addresses the relation of people to divine beings in contemporary and historical communities, as exemplified in three strands. One is a long tradition of visions of mysterious wayfarers in rural Spain who bring otherworldly news and help, including recent examples. Another treats the seem...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York : : Central European University Press,, 2012. Baltimore, Md. : : Project MUSE, , 2013 ©2012. |
| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Natalie Zemon Davis annual Lecture Series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Toribia del Val and the Mysterious Wayfarer of Casas de Benítez
- Chapter 2 Images as Beings: Blood, Sweat , and Tears1
- Chapter 2 Images as Beings: Blood, Sweat , and Tears
- Visions Depicted
- Connecting with the Absent and the Supernaturals
- Supernaturals and the Absent in World War I postcards
- Absence and presence in family photographs around World War I
- Summing up
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index