Philoctete’s Wound: Black Caribbean Religious Art and the (Re)presentation of a Catholic Mysticism
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This essay expands the canon of sources for liberative theologies by examining the artwork of leading Caribbean muralist Sir Dunstan St. Omer. In conjunction with his close friend—Nobel Laureate Sir Derek Walcott—St. Omer pioneered a form of artistic expression which he used to great and imaginative effect as counter-narrative to dehumanizing colonial myth. The essay presents two of the artist’s best-known murals, discusses their significance in the arc of Caribbean religiosity, and extrapolates critical insight for a contemporary Black Catholic mysticism.
Source: Religions
DOI: 10.3390/rel16101279
Author: Nathaniel Samuel
Institution: Loyola University Chicago
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,172
OpenAlex ID: W4414935795