1st Edition
Divine Presence in Spain and Western Europe 1500-1960 Visions, Religious Images and Photographs
By William A. Christian Jr.
Copyright 2012
328 Pages
by
Central European University Press
This study addresses the relation of people to divine beings in contemporary and historical communities, as exemplified in three strands. One is a long tradition of visions of mysterious wayfarers in rural Spain who bring otherworldly news and help, including recent examples. Another treats the seeming vivification of religious images—statues, paintings, engravings, and photographs apparently... Read more
Preface, Chapter 1. Toribia del Val and the Mysterious Wayfarer of Casas de Benítez, Chapter 2. Images as Beings: Blood, Sweat, and Tears, Chapter 3. Presence, Absence and the Supernatural in Postcard and Family Photographs, Europe 1895-1920, Endnotes, Bibliography, Index
Biography
William A. Christian Jr. is an anthropologist and historian living in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
