Death By Effigy
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Death By Effigy
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Author : Luis R. Corteguera
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2012-09-05
Death By Effigy written by Luis R. Corteguera and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-05 with History categories.
On July 21, 1578, the Mexican town of Tecamachalco awoke to news of a scandal. A doll-like effigy hung from the door of the town's church. Its two-faced head had black chicken feathers instead of hair. Each mouth had a tongue sewn onto it, one with a forked end, the other with a gag tied around it. Signs and symbols adorned the effigy, including a sambenito, the garment that the Inquisition imposed on heretics. Below the effigy lay a pile of firewood. Taken together, the effigy, signs, and symbols conveyed a deadly message: the victim of the scandal was a Jew who should burn at the stake. Over the course of four years, inquisitors conducted nine trials and interrogated dozens of witnesses, whose testimonials revealed a vivid portrait of friendship, love, hatred, and the power of rumor in a Mexican colonial town. A story of dishonor and revenge, Death by Effigy also reveals the power of the Inquisition's symbols, their susceptibility to theft and misuse, and the terrible consequences of doing so in the New World. Recently established and anxious to assert its authority, the Mexican Inquisition relentlessly pursued the perpetrators. Lying, forgery, defamation, rape, theft, and physical aggression did not concern the Inquisition as much as the misuse of the Holy Office's name, whose political mission required defending its symbols. Drawing on inquisitorial papers from the Mexican Inquisition's archive, Luis R. Corteguera weaves a rich narrative that leads readers into a world vastly different from our own, one in which symbols were as powerful as the sword.
Death By Effigy
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Author : Karen L. Abrahamson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-04-15
Death By Effigy written by Karen L. Abrahamson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-04-15 with categories.
A Novella of Mystery, Magic, and Marionettes in 19th Century Burma. A traditional Burmese puppetry troupe is more than meets the eye: these puppets hold living spirits. When one of the puppets is murdered on the eve of a royal performance, Aung, the troupe's elderly singer, must navigate the labyrinth of court intrigues to solve the mystery.
The Funeral Effigies Of Westminster Abbey
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Author : Anthony Harvey
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2003
The Funeral Effigies Of Westminster Abbey written by Anthony Harvey and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Architecture categories.
Westminster Abbey contains a unique and important group of effigies, some familiar, many little-known, including kings, queens, statesmen and national heroes, ranging in time from the middle ages to the early nineteenth century. They derive from a time when an effigy of the dead monarch, statesman or national hero played an important part in funeral ritual, offering a visible likeness as a focus to the ceremonial of the funeral. This richly illustrated book, which is the first substantial publication on the effigies since 1936, is both a history of the collection and of the origins and development of the funeral effigy, and a full descriptive catalogue of the twenty-one examples in the Abbey. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Romanesque Tomb Effigies
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Author : Shirin Fozi
language : en
Publisher: Penn State Press
Release Date : 2021-03-12
Romanesque Tomb Effigies written by Shirin Fozi and has been published by Penn State Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-12 with Art categories.
Framed by evocative inscriptions, tumultuous historical events, and the ambiguities of Christian death, Romanesque tomb effigies were the first large-scale figural monuments for the departed in European art. In this book, Shirin Fozi explores these provocative markers of life and death, establishing early tomb figures as a coherent genre that hinged upon histories of failure and frustrated ambition. In sharp contrast to later recumbent funerary figures, none of the known European tomb effigies made before circa 1180 were commissioned by the people they represented, and all of the identifiable examples of these tombs were dedicated to individuals whose legacies were fraught rather than triumphant. Fozi draws on this evidence to argue that Romanesque effigies were created to address social rather than individual anxieties: they compensated for defeat by converting local losses into an expectation of eternal victory, comforting the embarrassed heirs of those whose histories were marked by misfortune and offering compensation for the disappointments of the world. Featuring numerous examples and engaging the visual, historical, and theological contexts that inform them, this groundbreaking work adds a fresh dimension to the study of monumental sculpture and the idea of the individual in the northern European Middle Ages. It will appeal to scholars of art history and medieval studies.
The Violent Effigy
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Author : John Carey
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2011-09-15
The Violent Effigy written by John Carey and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
An exploration of the strange poetry of Dickens's imagination by leading academic and critic John Carey. Setting aside the usual interpretations of Dickens's work, A Violent Effigy delves into the wonderful, terrible fantasy world it inhabited. It shows Dickens torn between the appeal of violence and a fanatical orderliness: he was attracted by characters who commit murder or burst into flame or want to eat one another, but also required people soaped and regimented. The children he created were either the pious gnomes beloved of Victorian readers or callous, sharp-nosed children who pick out adults by the odd personal atmospheres they carry around. Among his females are mythic women whose insidious miniature weapons - needles, scissors - threaten the dominant male. He created a shadow-land between life and death, peopled by effigies, walking coffins, waxworks, stuffed creatures and disturbingly animated corpses. John Carey skilfully shows how Dickens demolished Victorian shams, while keeping at bay the terrors of his fantasy. He celebrates, above all, Dickens' peculiar genius for renewing the world by the curious lights he saw in it.
Fate Of Flames
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Author : Sarah Raughley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2016-11-22
Fate Of Flames written by Sarah Raughley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-22 with JUVENILE FICTION categories.
Four girls with the power to control the elements and save the world from a terrible evil must come together in the first epic novel in a brand-new series. When Phantoms--massive beasts made from nightmares and darkness--suddenly appeared and began terrorizing the world, four girls, the Effigies, each gained a unique power to control one of the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water. Since then, four girls across the world have continually fought against the Phantoms, fulfilling their cosmic duty. And when one Effigy dies, another girl gains her power as a replacement. But now, with technologies in place to protect the world's major cities from Phantom attacks, the Effigies have stopped defending humanity and, instead, have become international celebrities, with their heroic feats ranked, televised, and talked about in online fandoms. Until the day that New York City's protection against the Phantoms fails, a man seems to be able to control them by sheer force of will, and Maia, a high school student, unexpectedly becomes the Fire Effigy. Now Maia has been thrown into battle with three girls who want nothing to do with one another. But with the first human villain that the girls have ever faced, and an army of Phantoms preparing for attack, there isn't much time for the Effigies to learn how to work together. Can the girls take control of their destinies before the world is destroyed forever?
A Death In Passing
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Author : Karen L. Abrahamson
language : en
Publisher: Twisted Root Publishing
Release Date : 2017-12-30
A Death In Passing written by Karen L. Abrahamson and has been published by Twisted Root Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-30 with Fiction categories.
At a nineteenth century spirit festival someone kills the most powerful spirit dancer in all of Burma and sets the crowd seeking justice-or revenge. Aung, the venerable singer of the king's royal puppet troupe, longs for retirement but with the aid of the not-quite-helpful living puppet, Yamin, he must weed through a field of too many suspects to find the killer. In a land of living spirits, failure not only means the wrong person pays the price--it event can bring the spirits' ill will on everyone in attendance. Enter the charming world of the magical Burmese puppet troupe and their mischievous puppets as they solve murderous crimes in a land of living spirits. A Death In Passing is the second in the Aung and Yamin mystery series that melds magic to the history of Burma on the eve of English colonization. Other books in the series include Death By Effigy and Death In Umber.
Picturing Death 1200 1600
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Author : Stephen Perkinson
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-11-16
Picturing Death 1200 1600 written by Stephen Perkinson and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-16 with Family & Relationships categories.
Picturing Death: 1200–1600 brings together essays considering four key centuries of imagery related to human mortality, from tomb sculpture to painted altarpieces, from manuscripts to printed books, and from minute carved objects to large-scale architecture.
Siege Of Shadows
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Author : Sarah Raughley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-11-21
Siege Of Shadows written by Sarah Raughley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-21 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
The Effigies seek out the true origins of the Phantoms that terrorize their world in this thrilling follow-up to Fate of Flames, which Elise Chapman calls “an immersive and monstrously fun read.” There’s nowhere to hide. Not when you’re an Effigy. No matter where they go, Maia and the other Effigies can’t escape the eyes of the press—especially not after failing to capture Saul, whose power to control the monstrous Phantoms has left the world in a state of panic. It’s been two months since Saul’s disappearance, and there’s still no sign of him, leaving the public to wonder whether the Sect—and the Effigies—are capable of protecting anyone. When Saul suddenly surfaces in the middle of the Sahara desert, the Sect sends Maia and her friends out after him. But instead of Saul, they discover a dying soldier engineered with Effigy-like abilities. Even worse, there may be more soldiers like him out there, and it looks like the Effigies are their prime targets. Yet the looming danger of Saul and this mysterious new army doesn’t overshadow Maia’s fear of the Sect, who ordered the death of the previous Fire Effigy, Natalya. With enemies on all sides and the world turning against them, the Effigies have to put their trust in each other—easier said than done when secrets threaten to tear them apart.
The English Way Of Death
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Author : Julian Litten
language : en
Publisher: Robert Hale
Release Date : 1991
The English Way Of Death written by Julian Litten and has been published by Robert Hale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Business & Economics categories.
Dr. Julian Litten, long regarded as England's authority on funeral customs, leads us from the pomp and panoply of the post-medieval funeral to the clinical anonymity of present-day obsequies. Lavishly illustrated in color and monochrome, this study explores the rise of the undertaking trade and the changing etiquette which governed burial--for the rich, embalming, lying-in-state, heraldic parades with richly attired attendants and intermural burial in the family vault and for the poor, by stark contrast, parochial processions through muddy fields and interment in a shroud in the corner of a country churchyard. Unavailable for more than a decade, this reissue will be welcomed by anyone with an interest in social history.