Idol or martyr: Sacredness and symbol in the religiosity of the Indies

  1. López Parada, Esperanza 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Libro:
Latin american literature in transition, Pre-1492-1800
  1. Quispe-Agnoli, Rocío (coord.)
  2. Brian, Amber (coord.)

Editorial: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 978-1-108-83883-2

Año de publicación: 2023

Páginas: 151-165

Tipo: Capítulo de Libro

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Resumen

This chapter explores transformations in the embodiment of the sacred and the profane through the study of a series of objects that emerged from belief systems of the Native peoples, such as cemis, or Europeans, such as chalices, and which were then resignified during colonial encounters. Surveying a wide range of historical and geographical contexts, including the early stages of European colonization of the islands of the Caribbean and later attempts at the colonization of what is now the US Southwest, this essay explores how the resignification of objects, which transition from sacred to profane depending on the cultural context they inhabit, points to an ongoing questioning of the hierarchical nature of spiritual and religious discourses.

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