Santos and saints
Subtitle: the religious folk art of Hispanic New Mexico
Publisher: Ancient City Press
Published: 1994
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
Subjects: Regis University; santeros; santos; saints; New Mexico; religious folk art
Description: Santos and Saints is a guide to New Mexican Spanish religious folk art (santos) of the last century. The book  provides information illustrating the santero's art and describes the traditional roles of santos in both religious and secular life. Appendixes include lists of saints represented by New Meixcan santeros, a calendar of saints' days, a guide to the identification of santos, and lists of nineteenth- and twentieth-century santeros.