Title
Replicas of human parts inside Bahia church
Description
Should a person with a serious illness be cured, their family may well place a replica of the healed limb or organ inside this church. The complex mingling of Roman Catholicism with other beliefs in healing take shape here
Creator
Welch, Claude Emerson
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
1982-08
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
psc001_psc2793
Coverage
Brazilian
Salvador (Brazil)
Is Part Of
Welch-Ludwig Collection
PSC001
Collection
Citation
Welch, Claude Emerson, “Replicas of human parts inside Bahia church,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed December 29, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/89810.