| Milagros: Votive Offerings from the Americas Contributor(s): Egan, Martha (Author) |
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ISBN: 0890132208 ISBN-13: 9780890132203 Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: June 1991 Annotation: This book traces the use and artistry of milagros, small objects offered to Saints and other popular deities by Latin Americans in return for favors or answered prayers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Religion | History - History | Latin America - General |
| Dewey: 704.948 |
| LCCN: 90-63704 |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 6.36" W x 8" (0.65 lbs) 132 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A driving force in folk religion, milagros, or ex-votos, are found in cathedrals, humble chapels in rural areas, and roadside shrines across Latin America. This book traces the use and artistry of these small objects, which are offered to saints and other popular deities by Latin Americans in return for favors or answered prayers. The book contains sixteen color and fifty black-and-white photographs, as well as numerous line illustrations. |
