| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 202 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
New directions in anthropology ; Volume 42
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New directions in anthropology ; v. 42.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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 images of this goddess -represented as an Indian, white or mixed-race woman- move constantly from objects to bodies, from bodies to dreams, and from the religion domain to the art world. In short, this book is a fascinating essay that sheds light on the role of visual creativity in contemporary religious manifestations. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lionza, María -- Cult -- Venezuela.
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Lionza, María. |
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Cults. |
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Venezuela. |
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Lionza, María -- Art.
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Lionza, María -- In popular culture.
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Venezuela -- Religious life and customs.
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BODY, MIND & SPIRIT -- Gaia & Earth Energies. |
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RELIGION -- Christianity -- General. |
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RELIGION -- Theology. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. |
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Art.
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Art.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Canals, Roger, 1980- Goddess in motion. New York : Berghahn Books, 2017 9781785336126 (DLC) 2017014791 |
| ISBN |
9781785336133 (electronic book) |
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1785336134 (electronic book) |
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9781785336126 (hardcover alkaline paper) |
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