Title: Biography of a Mexican crucifix : lived religion and local faith from the conquest to the present /
Authors: Hughes, Jennifer Scheper
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Jesus Christ Crucifixion.; Jesus Christ Crucifixion Art.; Jesus Christ Cult Mexico.; Catholic Church Mexico History.; Crosses Mexico Morelos (State); Indian Catholics Mexico History.; Mexico Church history.; Mexico Religious life and customs History.; Mexico Religious life and customs.
Abstract: Chronicles five centuries of history and devotion to the Cristo Aparecido--Christ Appeared--in Mexican culture, describing the origins of the image, and discussing individual incidents of encounters between believers and the image.
Contents: Introduction: The iconography of suffering -- "Christ appeared" : material religion and the conquest of Mexico -- Performance and penance : the Cristo and Christian evangelization in New Spain -- The Cristo comes to life : lived religion in colonial Mexico City -- Repatriation : Christ comes again to Totolapan -- The Red Bishop, the Cristo, and the aesthetics of liberation -- The gentle devotions of a rebellious people : the phenomenology of a santo -- Beauty, affection, and devotion : fiesta at the dawn of a new millennium -- Conclusion: The Gospel according to Totolapan.