Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala by Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass
Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala by Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass

Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala

On the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras, pilgrims and travelers flock to the Black Christ of...
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Author: Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez
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Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala by Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass

Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala

$186.88
Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala by Sullivan-Gonzalez, Douglass

Black Christ of Esquipulas: Religion and Identity in Guatemala

$186.88
Author: Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description
On the eastern border of Guatemala and Honduras, pilgrims and travelers flock to the Black Christ of Esquipulas, a large statue carved from wood depicting Christ on the cross. The Catholic shrine, built in the late sixteenth century, has become the focal point of admiration and adoration from New Mexico to Panama. Beyond being a site of popular devotion, however, the Black Christ of Esquipulas was also the scene of important debates about citizenship and identity in the Guatemalan nation throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In The Black Christ of Esquipulas, Douglass Sullivan-González explores the multifaceted appeal of this famous shrine, its mysterious changes in color over the centuries, and its deeper significance in the spiritual and political lives of Guatemalans. Reconstructed from letters buried within the restricted Catholic Church archive in Guatemala City, the debates surrounding the shrine reflect the shifting categories of race and ethnicity throughout the course of the country's political trajectory. This "biography" of the Black Christ of Esquipulas serves as an alternative history of Guatemala and sheds light on some of the most salient themes in Guatemala's social and political history: state formation, interethnic dynamics, and church-state tensions. Sullivan-González's study provides a holistic understanding of the relevance of faith and ritual to the social and political history of this influential region. Douglass Sullivan-González is dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and a professor of history at the University of Mississippi.

Author: Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01/01/2016
Pages: 234
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.09lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9780803268432


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About the Author
Douglass Sullivan-González is dean of the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College and a professor of history at the University of Mississippi.
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