The sacred world of the Penitentes
By: Alberto López Pulido
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Press; Smithsonian; Brand: Smithsonian
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Hermanos Penitentes; Hispanic American Catholics -- New Mexico; New Mexico -- Religious life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-106) and index
Table of contents: title: Haciendo Penitencia: Caridad, Oración, y el buen ejemplo; title: Risking it all for civilization; title: Storytelling, sacredness, truth, and power; title: The story of Penitente spirituality as practical Christianity; title: The story of popular religious expression in Hispano/Chicano religions