Henry Glassie, Pravina Shukla

Sacred Art

Catholic Saints and Candomble Gods in Modern Brazil

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Produktbeschreibung

Henry Glassie is College Professor Emeritus at Indiana University and has received many awards for his work. Three of his eighteen books¿Passing the Time in Ballymenone, The Spirit of Folk Art, and Turkish Traditional Art Today¿were named among the notable books of the year by the New York Times . Pravina Shukla is Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University and is the author of Costume: Performing Identities through Dress and the award-winning book The Grace of Four Moons. She is also the coauthor of The Individual and Tradition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 548
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 249mm x 184mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1716g
• ISBN-13: 9780253032058
• ISBN-10: 0253032059
• Artikelnr.: 48318900

Autorenporträt

Henry Glassie is College Professor Emeritus at Indiana University and has received many awards for his work. Three of his eighteen books-Passing the Time in Ballymenone, The Spirit of Folk Art, and Turkish Traditional Art Today-were named among the notable books of the year by the New York Times . Pravina Shukla is Professor of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University and is the author of Costume: Performing Identities through Dress and the award-winning book The Grace of Four Moons. She is also the coauthor of The Individual and Tradition.

Inhaltsangabe

An Introduction
1. The Historical Center
2. Modern Masters of Sacred Art
3. The Sculptor's Story
4. Markets for Sacred Art
5. Ibimirim: Carvers in the Sertão
6. Maragojipinho: Sacred Clay in Bahia
7. Tracunhaém: Sacred Clay in Pernambuco
8. Painting in Olinda
9. Carving in Cachoeira
10. Return to Pelourinho
11. Saints and Orixás in Pelourinho
12. Smiths of the Sacred
13. The Painter of Orixás
14. Power and Beauty
15. Time Passes
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index