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The meeting of cultures in Hispanic iconography from the fourth to the seventh centuries / Jacques Fontaine--The celebration of the Christmas cycle in the Eastern churches / Irenee-Henri Dalmais--Our lady of Guadalupe as a cultural symbol: T̀he power of the powerless' / Virgil Elizondo--Ancestors and christian faith: an African problem / Jean-Marc Ela--Baptismal rites: religious symbiosis of vodun and Catholicism in Haiti / Leslie Desmangles--Filipino culture and christian liturgy / Anscar Chupungco--Rites and symbols in an industrial culture as illustrated by their use in a socialist context / Klemens Richter--Popular religion in Spain: the nature of current theological discussion / Joan Llopis--Popular religion in Spain: the sociological groundwork / Vicent Josep Sastre Garcia--Cultural encounter and religious expression / David Power.