Black Saint of the Americas: The Life and Afterlife of Martín de Porres

ISBN-13: 9781108404174 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 311 str.

Celia Cussen

Opis

This is the first scholarly study of the life of the black Peruvian saint, Martin de Porres (1579-1639).

Recenzje

'Cussen offers valuable insight into the role of saints and holy models in colonial Peru: varying depictions of Martín reveal changing cultural and social values while affirming the healer's ongoing relevance in his followers' daily lives. Cussen's research will be of additional significance to readers interested in racial diversity and African presence in seventeenth-century Lima; colonial Catholicism and popular piety, including relationships between saints and devotees; and the politics of canonization. Furthermore, Cussen affirms the ability of past holy figures to speak to current concerns as she details the portrayals of Martín leading to his canonization in 1962.' Teresa Hancock-Palmer, The Catholic Historical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. The Life: 1. Race and family; 2. The convent and the colonial world; 3. Healing and faith; 4. Death and the heavenly transit; Part II. The Afterlife: 5. Creating a Vida from a life; 6. The miracles; 7. Images in black and white; 8. Sainthood; Conclusion; Appendixes; Bibliography; Endnotes.