Message from a Saint /
During the celebration of the Feast of San Juan Bautista in the village of Chuao, on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, an image of Jesus appeared on a drinks tray. The community is trying to find out whether this is a miracle and what it could mean. Whilst some believe it is a message from San Juan...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In Spanish. |
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[Manchester, England] :
Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester,
2003.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | During the celebration of the Feast of San Juan Bautista in the village of Chuao, on the Caribbean coast of Venezuela, an image of Jesus appeared on a drinks tray. The community is trying to find out whether this is a miracle and what it could mean. Whilst some believe it is a message from San Juan himself, others think is it is just a series of stains. This film is about the foundations of popular religious belief and the development of cults. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed November 04, 2016). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (27 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:27:29 |