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Object and apparition : envisioning the Christian divine in the colonial Andes /

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Based on thorough archival research combined with stunning visual analysis, Maya Stanfield-Mazzi demonstrates that Andeans were active agents in Catholic image-making and created a particularly Andean version of Catholicism. Object and Apparition describes the unique features of Andean Catholicism w...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stanfield-Mazzi, Maya Selama, 1972-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Christian art and symbolism > Andes Region > Modern period, 1500-
Art, Andean.
Art, Colonial > Andes Region.
Christianity and art > Andes Region > Catholic Church.
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Summary:Based on thorough archival research combined with stunning visual analysis, Maya Stanfield-Mazzi demonstrates that Andeans were active agents in Catholic image-making and created a particularly Andean version of Catholicism. Object and Apparition describes the unique features of Andean Catholicism while illustrating its connections to both Spanish and Andean cultural traditions.
Physical Description:xv, 241 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of color plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816530311 (cloth : alk. paper)
0816530319 (cloth : alk. paper)