{"product_id":"shadow-puppets-songs-and-sacred-daniel-michon-9781649591258","title":"Shadow Puppets, Songs, and Sacred Feasts: Celebrations of the Indo-Portuguese Nuns in the Eighteenth-Century Real Convento de Santa M?nica, Goa, India","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe two eighteenth-century texts translated here offer a rare glimpse into the creative lives of cloistered nuns in Asia, providing a valuable example of early modern \"other voices\" in a colonial context. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \u003ci\u003eEntrada de Bonifrate para Festa dos Reis\u003c\/i\u003e, a shadow puppet play for the feast of the Kings, and the \u003ci\u003eCartepa?o da Muzica\u003c\/i\u003e, a songbook for the feast of St. John, showcase the imaginative minds of the nuns at the Indo-Portuguese Real Convento de Santa M?nica, Goa, India. Composed for private convent audiences, these texts blend Portuguese and Spanish baroque elements with local Goan traditions. The uncensored verses celebrate convent life, critique local social norms, and affirm the nuns' community identity, exhibiting the M?nicas' musical talents and literary sensibilities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Daniel Michon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164959125X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781649591258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Iter Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Daniel Michon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526440669439,"sku":"9781649591258","price":51.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6b629ed-b23d-47cc-84cd-4fb3cc8185e7.jpg?v=1737556192","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/shadow-puppets-songs-and-sacred-daniel-michon-9781649591258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}