Maria Lionza: An Indigenous Goddess of Venezuela
Paperback, 84 pages
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MarĂa Lionza is at once a native girl, born in the 16th century to an Indian chief in the Venezuelan region of Yaracuy, and a goddess of nature, peace and harmony to over eight million Venezuelans in the 21st century. Her name means âMary of the boar,â taken from her full name âSanta MarĂa de la Onza Talavera del Prato de Nivarââa title given by the Catholic Church in the attempt to Christianize her cult.
This book is MarĂaâs story, as much as can be told. Other than a few scholarly articles, the existence of MarĂa Lionza and her following is unknown in Western literature. Gabriel Ernesto Andrade of La Universidad del Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela wrote âIf I would have to find one word to describe the MarĂa...More >
This book is MarĂaâs story, as much as can be told. Other than a few scholarly articles, the existence of MarĂa Lionza and her following is unknown in Western literature. Gabriel Ernesto Andrade of La Universidad del Zulia in Maracaibo, Venezuela wrote âIf I would have to find one word to describe the MarĂa...More >
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