Santos and Saints: The Religious Folk Art of Hispanic New Mexico

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Santos and Saints: The Religious Folk Art of Hispanic New Mexico

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Santos and Saints is a guide to New Mexican Spanish religious folk art (santos) of the last century. The book provides information illustrating the santero's art and describes the traditional roles of santos in both religious and secular life. Appendixes include lists of saints represented by New Meixcan santeros, a calendar of saints' days, a guide to the identification of santos, and lists of nineteenth- and twentieth-century santeros.

Publication Date

1994

Language

English

Extent

238 pages

Publisher

Ancient City Press

City

Denver

Keywords

Saints, Santos, Mexican Folk Art, Catholic

Santos and Saints: The Religious Folk Art of Hispanic New Mexico

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