{"product_id":"vida-y-muerte-de-san-juan-de-benavides-9780866986298","title":"Vida Y Muerte de San Cristal: Volume 571","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the patron of travelers, Saint Christopher inspired one of the most popular cults in the medieval era, which spread across Europe and especially the Iberian Peninsula. Artistic renderings of the saint were found near the doors of most Spanish Gothic churches, and paratheatrical representations of Saint Christopher were also commonplace in religious processions. His conversion and martyrdom were often staged between the fifteenth and early eighteenth centuries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the theater, Juan de Benavides's \u003ci\u003eVida y muerte de San Crist bal\u003c\/i\u003e is one of two known \u003ci\u003ecomedias\u003c\/i\u003e dealing with the saint, but it was heavily censored after its premiere. The immense popularity of St. Christopher and other primitive saints first drew the attention of the Council of Trent in the mid-1500s, when the Catholic Church attempted to suppress the influence of the earlier saints due to their fantastical nature. The stories of these saints were censored, rewritten or even omitted in the post-Tridentine martyrologies. This publication is the first critical edition of the only extant copy of Benavides's playscript. The circumstances surrounding Benavides's play continue a dialogue about such important topics as censorship and the influence of the church over artistic production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan de Benavides\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0866986294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780866986298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance S\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Juan de Benavides","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072853242111,"sku":"9780866986298","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6575cca4-a040-4df6-8dd4-6f591fdb59a4.jpg?v=1685444318","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vida-y-muerte-de-san-juan-de-benavides-9780866986298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}