Abstract
This essay describes and analyzes a ritual and a number of narratives associated with a cultural event in Galicia-a region of Spain that remains largely neglected in ethnographic studies. In the village of Vilanova dos Infantes, there is a religious artifact of considerable interest: a small column of clear glass that contains-suspended vertically in its center-a flat, two-sided image of a woman venerated as the Virgin Mary. Called the "Virgin of Crystal," this object is revered as being of divine origin and possessing the power to work miracles; it plays, therefore, a significant role in the performative lives of the people in the community and region.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
33
Issue
1
First Page
9
Last Page
21
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Valentine, Kristin B. and Valentine, Eugene
(2001)
"Veneration of the Virgin of Crystal in Ritual and Narrative,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 33:
No.
1, Article 5.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol33/iss1/5
Copyright
©2001 Iowa Communication Association
