by Joan Amades · Selecta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788476670385
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«Imatges de la Mare de Déu trobades a Catalunya» is the ethnographic essay by Joan Amades, published by Selecta in paperback (427 pages, in Catalan).
A compilation of images of the Virgin Mary found in various parts of Catalonia, the result of Joan Amades's work as a folklore researcher. It brings together legends and accounts of Marian apparitions, blending tradition, myth and historical authenticity, reflecting popular religiosity and Catalan cultural heritage.
First edition published in 1989. Extra volume of the collection «El Tresor Popular de Catalunya». Includes a presentation by Pere Ribot and cover by Jordi Fornas.
For readers interested in Catalan folklore, ethnography and Marian religious iconography.
Joan Amades i Gelats was a Catalan ethnologist and folklorist. An autodidact, he worked at the historical archive of the city of Barcelona and at the Museum of Industry and Popular Arts of the same city. From 1956 onwards, he collaborated with UNESCO. He was also an important promoter of Esperanto and founded the Federació Esperantista Catalana. Perhaps the most important book in his large bibliography is Costumari Català, the main work for the study of Catalan popular culture.
