Sacred art : Catholic saints and Candomblé gods in modern Brazil / Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla ; photographs and drawings by the authors
Object Details
- author
- Glassie, Henry 1941-
- Shukla, Pravina
- ANTH copy 39088019590157 signed by author.
- Contents
- An Introduction -- 1. The Historical Center -- 2. Modern Masters of Sacred Art -- 3. The Sculptor's Story -- 4. Markets for Sacred Art -- 5. Ibimirim: Carvers in the Sertão -- 6. Maragojipinho: Sacred Clay in Bahia -- 7. Tracunhaém: Sacred Clay in Pernambuco -- 8. Painting in Olinda -- 9. Carving in Cachoeira -- 10. Return to Pelourinho -- 11. Saints and Orixás in Pelourinho -- 12. Smiths of the Sacred -- 13. The Painter of Orixás -- 14. Power and Beauty -- 15. Time Passes -- Acknowledgments
- 2018
- 21st century
- Type
- Books
- History
- Electronic books
- Physical description
- 540 pages : color illustrations, map ; 25 cm
- Place
- Brazil, Northeast
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Topic
- Christian saints in art
- Orishas in art
- Folk art--History
- Record ID
- siris_sil_1091690
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
