The relic state: St Francis Xavier and the politics of ritual in Portuguese India
Explores the evolving shape of a series of Catholic festivals that took place throughout the duration of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa (1510-1961)
| Résumé: | Explores the evolving shape of a series of Catholic festivals that took place throughout the duration of Portuguese colonial rule in Goa (1510-1961) Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- GENERAL EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CHAPTER ONE: Introduction: the relic state -- CHAPTER TWO: Incorruption (1554) -- CHAPTER THREE: Canonization (1624) -- CHAPTER FOUR: Secularization (1782) -- CHAPTER FIVE: Resurrection (1859) -- CHAPTER SIX: Commemoration (1952) -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Conclusion: Xavier and the Portuguese colonial legacy -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 071909061X |