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- Title
El anciano santo del cerro y su cruz. Apuntes sobre el culto al Señor de Quillacas.
- Authors
GIL GARCÍA, Francisco M.
- Abstract
The Lord of Quillacas is one of the most venerated images in Bolivia, especially regarded for its reputation as miracle worker. His devotion fits into the logic of the Andean popular saints-cult, although with notable differences according to their festivals and tributes on its main sanctuary, the highland communities, or the migrant groups. So, this paper presents a differential analysis of the saint and his image, according to three key issues: 1) the miraculous factor in their worship, 2) the Christ-cult «deformation» in their devotion, and its merger with the cult to the mountains, and 3) the transnationalization of their faith in the context of emigration.
- Subjects
BOLIVIA; VENERATION of Christian saints; CHRISTIAN saints; RELIGIOUS life; CHRISTIAN life; RELIGION
- Publication
Revista Espanola de Antropologia Americana, 2015, Vol 45, Issue 2, p517
- ISSN
0556-6533
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5209/REAA.54940