Bøger af D. A. (University of Cambridge) Brading

This book, designed and written on a grand scale, is about the quest over three centuries of Spaniards born in the New World to define their 'American' identity.

How did a sixteenth-century Mexican painting become patron saint of the Americas? This book traces a story that will fascinate anyone concerned with the history of religion and its symbols.

In the eighteenth century the Mexican Church experienced spiritual renewal and intellectual reform. This is a rounded portrait of the Mexican Church at its meridian, touching upon virtually all aspects of religious life.