Indigenous symbols and practices in the Catholic Church [[electronic resource] ] : visual culture, missionization, and appropriation / / edited by Kathleen J. Martin

• Pubblicazione: Farnham, Surrey, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate Pub. Ltd., 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (300 p.)
• Disciplina: 282; 282.089
• Soggetto topico: Christianity and culture; Indigenous peoples - Religion; Christian art and symbolism
• Altri autori: MartinKathleen J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Note on Cover Photo; Notes on Terminology; Introduction; 1 Resistance and Change: Visual Culture, Missionization and Appropriation; 2 Spiritual Freedom, Pious Appropriation; 3 Denying Religion: Native Americans and French Missionaries in Early New France; 4 Past and Present Transformation of Hawaiian Religious Participation; 5 Ghosts of Photography: The 1890 Ghost Dance and Afterimages of the Sacred; 6 Negotiating the Evidence: Christianity and the Ruins of Native America ; 7 "Jesus was not an Indian": Encountering Native Images in the Catholic Church8 Ke Kauhale O Limaloa: A KanakaMaoli Approach to Teaching through Image Making; 9 The Photographic Vision of Delvin Slick: Beauty and Power in Sacred Places; 10 California Imagery in Context: The Mono Basin Kutzadika'a Paiutes; 11 "Dancing the Comanches": The Santo Niño, La Virgen (of Guadalupe), and the Genizaro Indians of New Mexico; 12 Trickster's Art and Artifice: Concluding Thoughts; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Indigenous Symbols and Practices in the Catholic Church presents views, concepts and perspectives on the relationship among Indigenous Peoples and the Catholic Church, as well as stories, images and art as metaphors for survival in a contemporary world. Few studies present such a multidisciplinary interpretation of appropriation, spiritual and religious tradition, educational issues in the teaching of art and art history, the effects of government sanctions on traditional practice, or the artistic interpretation of symbols from Indigenous perspectives. Through photographs and visual studies, i
• Titolo autorizzato: Indigenous symbols and practices in the Catholic Church
• ISBN: 1-315-58838-2; 1-317-11719-0; 1-317-11718-2; 1-282-45428-5; 9786612454288; 0-7546-9779-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910827025203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Vitality of indigenous religions.