Términos

Radical partisans of the lower classes during the French Revolution; term refers to a man shabbily dressed, not wearing the breeches of the middle and upper classes of the period.

Style and culture of one of the largest Indian scheduled tribes; the Santal are a Kolarian people of northeastern India and Bangladesh.

Family containing around 36 genera and more than 400 species of semiparasitic shrubs, herbs, and trees, distributed in tropical and temperate regions. Modern classifications with Santalaceae include the former family Viscaceae (mistletoes), previously considered distinct.

Order containing 8 families, 151 genera, and about 1,000 species of flowering plants. All the families in Santalales are parasitic to some degree, attaching either to the roots or branches of their hosts. Members have a cosmopolitan distribution, but are most heavily concentrated in tropical and subtropical regions.

Genus of woody flowering plants, either trees or shrubs. Most are root parasites that photosynthesize their own food but tap the roots of other species for water and inorganic nutrients. Several species, most notably S. album, produce highly aromatic wood, used for scents and perfumes and for herbal medicine.

Species of long-lived, woody, flowering plant; the most commonly known source of sandalwood. This species has been long valued, harvested, and cultivated for its fragrant wood and medicinal qualities of essential oil. Currently, the wild population is vulnerable to extinction; very few sizable trees exist, thus it is not currently much used for fine woodworking; harvest of new trees is viable only after 40 years.

Refierese a la cultura de una de las tres divisiones principales del Sioux. El Santee abarcó el Mdewkanton, el Wahpeton, el Wahpekute, y el Sisseton.

Religious tradition of African origin that was developed in Cuba and then spread throughout Latin America and the United States. Santería was brought to Cuba by the people of the Yoruban nations of West Africa, who were enslaved in great numbers in the first decades of the 19th century.

Creadores de imágenes devocionales cristianas en escultura y pintura, llamados "retablos" y "bultos", activos en México desde el período colonial español y posteriormente en el Estados Unidos hispanoparlante, hasta la actualidad.

Personas históricas o literarias que han sido canonizados.

Tallas de santos y otras figuras sagradas, generalmente de madera o de marfil, producidas para los católicos romanos en las colonias españolas de América, el Caribe y otros lugares, u objetos similares realizados posteriormente a imitación. Los santos eran muy populares; Tienen un estilo particular, que recuerda al barroco español del siglo XVII, pero utilizan una técnica menos depurada y representaciones primitivas. Era costumbre vestirlos con ropa. Para representaciones bidimensionales de santos en México y el suroeste de Estados Unidos, prefiera los "retablos". Para imágenes tridimensionales de santos de México y del suroeste de estados unidos, prefiera "bultos".