Milagros: Votive Offerings from the Americas [Spanish]

by Martha Egan

Book Overview

A driving force in folk religion, milagros, or ex-votos, are found in cathedrals, humble chapels in rural areas, and roadside shrines across Latin America. This book traces the use and artistry of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 0890132208
• ISBN13: 9780890132203
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
• Length: 132 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Interesting history

This is a very informative book on Milagros. It details the history and areas of discovery. There are many pictures included of 'charms' which have been found.

great book!

If you are interested in this subject it is a wonderful book, both for the photos, sketches and history.

mexicna votive

this book let me understand a little bit more about this fenomena... and is kind of rare to find this subject, but is incredible all this devotion truh this little images.

Milagros

This book gives a very thorough history of Milagros. It is also filled with a variety of different examples.