A goddess in motion : visual creativity in the cult of María Lionza /

The current practice of the cult of Maria 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, it shows how the innumerable i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Canals, Roger, 1980- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn Books, 2017.
Colección:New directions in anthropology ; v. 42.
Temas:
Lionza, María > Cult > Venezuela.
Lionza, María > Art.
Lionza, María > In popular culture.
Lionza, María
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Theology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Cults
Venezuela > Religious life and customs.
Venezuela
Art
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Who is María Lionza?
  • The cult of María Lionza
  • The ritual image
  • Between art and religion
  • Bodies, dreams and apparitions
  • A globalized goddess
  • A network of images.

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