City, Temple, Stage: Eschatalogical Architecture and Liturgical Theatrics in New Spain

by Lara and Jaime Lara

"This is a surprising detective story tracing the very complex paths and intersections of cultural, iconographical, and theological influences that formed the architecture and liturgical spaces of New Spain. I don't know of another scholar who has commanded this kind of knowledge about the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim streams of influence and interaction which appeared in the chapels, temples, and theatrical ritual spaces of Mexico." --David Carrasco,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268033641
• ISBN13: 9780268033644
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 4.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 11.2" x 10.2"