About this title: The Penitente Brotherhood, formally known as La Fraternidad Piadosa de Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, is a lay Catholic organization unique to New Mexico and southern Colorado. This book documents moradas, the buildings in which the Brothers meet and pray, and offers an intimate and respectful account of their religious observances. The Penitente Brothers have been objects of intense curiosity ever since New Mexico became a tourist attraction, and they have guarded their privacy fiercely. This book respects the privacy of all members of the brotherhood. Quotations are anonymous; building ...
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Description: Good. Dust Cover Missing. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: new mexico university press, albuquerque, new mexico
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780826315472ISBN:082631547X
Description: New in new dust jacket. signed by wallis on title page, photos by craig varjabedian read more
Edition: First Edition, First Thus
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780826315472ISBN:082631547X
Description: Craig Varjabedian (Photographer) Fine in Near Fine jacket. Stated First Edition. BRAND NEW Copy w/minute closed tears to edges. Superb photographic essay of the landscape and physical surroundings of the lay Catholic brotherhood of the Penitentes in Moradas, New Mexico and souther Colorado. A religious community without priesthood, devoted to prayer, gather in meeting houses known as moradas. Los Penitentes are known for their songs of worship (alabados) and for their ascetic practice of self ... read more
Description: Very Good. Previously read with moderate shelf wear. No underlining or margin notes present. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1994
Description: First edition. HC, oblong 8vo, 130 pp. Small bit of paper adhering to rear board corresponding to small amount of moisture damage to interior of wrapper; otherwise a Fine copy. Jacket also has light edgewear. read more
Edition: 1st. Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: U. Of N.M., Albuquerque
Date Published: 1994
Description: Fine in Fine jacket. Photos. 67 fine full page photos of moradas and the land of New Mexico with 45 pp. of essay on the Penitentes, the Moradas, and the land. read more
Edition: First Edition, 1st Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780826315472ISBN:082631547X
Description: Very Good in Very Good- jacket. Signed By Photographer Photographs by Craig Varjabedian. Essay by Michael Wallis. Foreword by Hermano Felipe Ortega. Afterword by Hermano Charles M. Carrillo. Jacket has edge wear, light chipping to the spine ends, and rubbing, protected in mylar. Boards have light shelf wear and bumping. Nice tight binding, no cracks or breaks. Bright clean pages no marks or tears. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Univ of New Mexico Pr
Date Published: 1994-10
ISBN-13:9780826315472ISBN:082631547X
Description: Good. Good-The average used book with all pages present. Books with loose bindings, highlighting, cocked spine, torn dust jackets, can fall into this category. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: U of NM Press, Albuquerque, NM
ISBN-13:9780826315472ISBN:082631547X
Description: VARJABEDIAN, Craig, photographer. Fine in fine dust jacket. 130 p. Includes: illustrations, bibliography. Beautiful plates, foreword, author's note, photographer's note, oblong. read more
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