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Shadow Puppets, Songs, and Sacred Feasts: Celebrations of the Indo-Portuguese Nuns in the Eighteenth

by Shadow Puppets, Songs, and Sacred Feasts: Celebrations of the Indo-Portuguese Nuns in the Eighteenth-Century Real Convento de Santa Mónica, Goa, India

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The 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.

The Entrada de Bonifrate para Festa dos Reis, a shadow puppet play for the feast of the Kings, and the Cartepaço da Muzica, a songbook for the feast of St. John, showcase the imaginative minds of the nuns at the Indo-Portuguese Real Convento de Santa Mónica, 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 Mónicas' musical talents and literary sensibilities.

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  • Iter Press Brand
  • Mar 17, 2025 Pub Date:
  • 9781649591258 ISBN-13:
  • 164959125X ISBN-10:
  • 230.0 pages Paperback
  • English Language
  • 9 in * 0.6 in * 6 in Dimensions:
  • 1 lb Weight: