Brothers of Light: The Penitentes of the Southwest

By Alice Corbin Henderson

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881325237
• ISBN13: 9781881325239
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Yucca Tree Pr
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.3"