The Latino Christ in Art, Literature, and Liberation Theology
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The Latino Christ in Art, Literature, and Liberation Theology

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 31 Dec |Learn more

The Latino Christ in Art, Literature, and Liberation Theology

About this book

This exploration of Iberian, Latin American, and US-Hispanic representations of Christ focuses on outliers in art, literature, and theology: Spanish painter Salvador DalĂ­, Mexican muralist JosĂ© Clemente Orozco, Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, Spanish existentialist Miguel de Unamuno, Brazilian theologian Leonardo Boff, and Mexican philosopher JosĂ© Vasconcelos, some of the most brilliant stars in the Spanish and Latin American firmament. Their work, and that of others, stands out from the conventional and the traditional, stretching our imagination by opening our eyes to what we do not want to see. The author also reflects on such significant lesser-known writers as New Mexican author, painter, and priest Fray AngĂ©lico ChĂĄvez; Argentine writer and political leader Ricardo Rojas, author of The Invisible Christ; Mexican American theologian Virgilio Elizondo; and Chicana feminist Gloria AnzaldĂșa, author of Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza. He shows how artists project their concerns onto representations of Christ and how the perceptions of the reader and viewer reflect their culture and their psychology. Along the way, Candelaria explores the philosophical issues of representation in aesthetics and the problems of hermeneutics and identity.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Illustrations
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. Chapter One. Salvador DalĂ­
  12. Chapter Two. Fray Angélico Chåvez
  13. Chapter Three. José Clemente Orozco
  14. Chapter Four. Miguel de Unamuno
  15. Chapter Five. Jorge Luis Borges: The Ficitional Christ
  16. Chapter Six. Richard Rojas: The Invisible Christ
  17. Chapter Seven: Liberation Theology: Christ the Liberator
  18. Chapter Eight. The Mestizo Christ
  19. Chapter Nine. Coda
  20. Bibliography
  21. Index