Figuring Catholicism An Ethnohistory of the Santo Niño de Cebu |
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| Author:
| Bautista, Julius |
| ISBN: | 978-971-550-612-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Ateneo de Manila University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $59.00 |
Book Description:
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Julius J. Bautista's study provides an innovative and challenging reading of the cultural beliefs
and practices inspired by the Philippines' most influential religious icon, the Santo Nino de
Cebu. In his 'refiguring' of the Santo Nino -an analytical journey that addresses both ethnographic
and discursive patterns of meaningmaking- Bautista shines new light upon the nature of Catholicism both inside Asia's largest Christian nation, as well as beyond it. The study's ambitious...
More DescriptionJulius J. Bautista's study provides an innovative and challenging reading of the cultural beliefs
and practices inspired by the Philippines' most influential religious icon, the Santo Nino de
Cebu. In his 'refiguring' of the Santo Nino -an analytical journey that addresses both ethnographic
and discursive patterns of meaningmaking- Bautista shines new light upon the nature of Catholicism both inside Asia's largest Christian nation, as well as beyond it. The study's ambitious interdisciplinary approach opens up many new and intriguing avenues for further inquiry into contemporary religious
life in the Philippines."