Brothers of Light: The Penitentes of the Southwest

by Alice Corbin Henderson

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In New Mexico, during Lent and Holy Week each year, the Penitent Brotherhood enacts a primitive Passion Play, which in its traditional ritual of self-torture represents a curious survival of the Middle Ages. Much lurid journalism has been devoted to the Penitentes, but in this sympathetic account by Alice Corbin Henderson, an eye-witness, the ceremonies are presented in their true aspect, with the historic background and reason for the survival...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0865348944

ISBN13:9780865348943

Release Date:April 2013

Publisher:Sunstone Press

Length:194 Pages

Weight:0.64 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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