Framing the sacred
Subtitle: the Indian churches of early colonial Mexico
By: Eleanor Wake.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Norman [Okla.]
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780806140339
Subjects: Church architecture -- Mexico; Architecture, Spanish colonial -- Mexico; Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Mexico; Christian art and symbolism -- Mexico -- Modern period, 1500-; Symbolism in architecture -- Mexico; Indian art -- Mexico; Architecture and society -- Mexico -- History -- 16th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: List of illustrations; title: Acknowledgments; title: Abbreviations; title: Introduction; title: Ch. 1. Ritual manifestations and the search for the sacred; title: Ch. 2. Colonial ritual and the accommodation of the Christian sacred; title: Ch. 3. Indoctrination and the building of churches; title: Ch. 4. Native perception of churches; title: Ch. 5. Architectural detail : embedded stones; title: Ch. 6. Painting and sculpture in an Indo-Christian context; title: Ch. 7. Framing the sacred; title: Appendix A. Churches, chapels, monastery complexes and other religious buildings visited by the author (1991-2007); title: Appendix B. Sample of native maps and their representations of churches cited in Chapter 4; title: Notes; title: Glossary of frequently used Nahuatl or Nahuatl-derived terms; title: Bibliography; title: Index.