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Framing the sacred : the Indian churches of early colonial Mexico /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wake, Eleanor, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Church architecture > Mexico.
Architecture, Spanish colonial > Mexico.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural > Mexico.
Christian art and symbolism > Mexico > Modern period, 1500-
Symbolism in architecture > Mexico.
Indian art > Mexico.
Architecture and society > Mexico > History > 16th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Ritual manifestations and the search for the sacred
  • Colonial ritual and the accommodation of the Christian sacred
  • Indoctrination and the building of churches
  • Native perception of churches
  • Architectural detail : embedded stones
  • Painting and sculpture in an Indo-Christian context
  • Framing the sacred.