Description
Book SynopsisSpanning some three hundred years, this masterful study of the transmission of the Virgin of Guadalupe from Spain to the Americas and back again explores the subjectivity of seeing and the power of an image at the intersection of religion and politics.
Trade ReviewIncredibly thorough in both research and analysis, this book sets a standard for scholars of Spanish and Mexican art, religion, and culture. * Library Journal *
The book expands the understanding of the connections between sacred representations and the ways they are envisioned by different communities of the faithful. . . . Future researches on Latin American sacred art and Mexican culture in general will indeed be inspired by
Visualizing Guadalupe. * The Americas *
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Subjectivity of Seeing
Chapter 1: The Sacrality of Blackness
Chapter 2: “Because She Was of Their Color”
Chapter 3: Her Presence in Her Absence
Chapter 4: Making Guadalupe
Chapter 5: A “Book of Miracles”
Chapter 6: Sacred Cloth and Veiled Body
Chapter 7: Aura and Authorship
Chapter 8: The Civil/Savage Paradox
Chapter 9: The Viceroys and the Virgin
Chapter 10: Collecting Guadalupe
Notes
Bibliography
Index
