Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Northeast Brazil: The Largest Area of Poverty in South America -- 2: Into the Field -- 3: The Social Functions of Ex-Votos -- 4: Ex-Votos: Aesthetics and Forms -- 5: Pilgrims and Politics -- 6: Conclusions -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
This book examines the spiritual community of the followers of St. Francis of Wounds in the town of Canindé in northeast Brazil.
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Francis, -- of Assisi, Saint, -- 1182-1226 -- Cult -- Brazil -- Canindé (Ceará). Canindé (Ceará, Brazil) -- Religious life and customs.