DOI Artikel:
Kubiak, Ewa; Szoblik, Katarzyna: Foreword
DOI Seite / Zitierlink: https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.57214#0015
Sztuka Ameryki Łacińskiej 2020, nr 10
ISSN 2299-260X
Foreword
Cults, rituals, and beliefs in the Latin America
The presented volume is the tenth issue of the Arte de America Latina. It is de-
voted to cults, rituals, and beliefs in the Latin America. The articles included in
the first part are related to the Catholicism, while the studies presented in the
second part deal with customs associated with subcultures, rituals, and beliefs
of indigenous peoples.
The first article, by Guadalupe Romero-Sánchez (Spain) and Adailson
José Rui (Brazil), is devoted to the cult of Our Lady of Rocío, one of the most
important Marian cults in Spain. The spread of this religious phenomenon out-
side the Iberian Peninsula is mainly related to the presence and activity of An-
dalusian immigrant groups. The article analyzes traces of the cult of the Virgen
del Rocío in various countries of the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
Mexico, the United States and Peru. The second article, by Ewa Kubiak (Po-
land), deals with devotional representations in missionary churches in the re-
gion of the Mojo Indians (Bolivia). Due to the fact that the mentioned colonial
churches no longer exist, the analysis was based on the preserved inventories
from the time of the Jesuits’ exile (1767) and the few objects preserved in local
museums (e.g. in the village of San Ignacio de Mojos). Another study, authored
by Emma Patricia Victorio Cánovas (Peru), deals with liturgical ornaments in
the colonial Peru. The researcher introduces readers to the meanings of the co-
llections gathered in the Cathedral Basilica, the Convent of St. Francis, and the
Convent of the Discalced Carmelites (Nazarenas) in Lima. The last article in
this section was written by Gisela von Wobeser (Mexico). The author presents
the idea promoted by the Catholic Church about the existence of free will of
ISSN 2299-260X
Foreword
Cults, rituals, and beliefs in the Latin America
The presented volume is the tenth issue of the Arte de America Latina. It is de-
voted to cults, rituals, and beliefs in the Latin America. The articles included in
the first part are related to the Catholicism, while the studies presented in the
second part deal with customs associated with subcultures, rituals, and beliefs
of indigenous peoples.
The first article, by Guadalupe Romero-Sánchez (Spain) and Adailson
José Rui (Brazil), is devoted to the cult of Our Lady of Rocío, one of the most
important Marian cults in Spain. The spread of this religious phenomenon out-
side the Iberian Peninsula is mainly related to the presence and activity of An-
dalusian immigrant groups. The article analyzes traces of the cult of the Virgen
del Rocío in various countries of the Americas: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia,
Mexico, the United States and Peru. The second article, by Ewa Kubiak (Po-
land), deals with devotional representations in missionary churches in the re-
gion of the Mojo Indians (Bolivia). Due to the fact that the mentioned colonial
churches no longer exist, the analysis was based on the preserved inventories
from the time of the Jesuits’ exile (1767) and the few objects preserved in local
museums (e.g. in the village of San Ignacio de Mojos). Another study, authored
by Emma Patricia Victorio Cánovas (Peru), deals with liturgical ornaments in
the colonial Peru. The researcher introduces readers to the meanings of the co-
llections gathered in the Cathedral Basilica, the Convent of St. Francis, and the
Convent of the Discalced Carmelites (Nazarenas) in Lima. The last article in
this section was written by Gisela von Wobeser (Mexico). The author presents
the idea promoted by the Catholic Church about the existence of free will of