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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Tucker, Andrew (Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In Spanish.
Published: [Manchester, England] : Granada Centre for Visual Anthropology, University of Manchester, 2003.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Jesus Christ > Miracles.
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist's Day > Venezuela.
Faith.
Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Fête) > Venezuela.
Foi.
Faith
John the Baptist's Day
Miracles
Venezuela
Ethnographic films
Ethnographic films.
Films ethnographiques.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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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.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 04, 2016).
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 min.)
Playing Time:00:27:29