An “Evolved” Devotional Book from Late-Eighteenth-Century Mexico

A well-used devotional book with two names inscribed and the print of a miraculous image of Christ crucified pasted in next to the first page of text is examined for clues to religious life in Mexico City in the late-eighteenth century. The discussion features a counterpoint between “external” baroq...

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Main Author: Taylor, William B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Catholic University of America Press 2015
In: The catholic historical review
Year: 2015, Volume: 101, Issue: 1, Pages: 65-79
Further subjects:B mystique of images
B material culture of devotion
B Teodoro de Almeida
B Devotional literature
B late-colonial reforms
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Summary:A well-used devotional book with two names inscribed and the print of a miraculous image of Christ crucified pasted in next to the first page of text is examined for clues to religious life in Mexico City in the late-eighteenth century. The discussion features a counterpoint between “external” baroque spiritual practices and reforms meant to fix attention on the discipline of private, “internal” exercises and atonement for sins that continues to be a source of scholarly debate.
ISSN:1534-0708
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic historical review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cat.2015.0008