{"product_id":"shadow-puppets-songs-and-sacred-feasts","title":"Shadow Puppets, Songs, and Sacred Feasts","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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003eCartepaço 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 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.","brand":"Iter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54249429533016,"sku":"9781649591258","price":50.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781649591258_ee27c6d7-6593-4405-a0d3-d8344927efa9.jpg?v=1778653821","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/shadow-puppets-songs-and-sacred-feasts","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}