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Chesucristo

Fusions, Myths, and Realities

University of California, Los Angeles

Cuba and a few "heretical" interpreters of scripture have seen Jesus in the context of armed struggle against the Roman occupiers. With the Gospels, Jesus was largely disarmed. In the generation since Che Guevara's death, Che has become similarly disarmed—associated with the struggle for social justice and peace rather than with revolutionary violence and the gun. The world-famous Korda photograph, with its expression of a serene visionary, has lent itself to this pacification. Meanwhile, many of the attributes of Jesus and events from his Passion have been fused with the iconic Che images: the three-letter name (IHS = CHE), star, halo, stigmata, crown of thorns, crucifixion, Deposition/Pietà, etc. The Anglican Church has done the reverse: fused a Jesus face with that of Che. Is the left trying to recover a Jesus stolen by the right?

Key Words: Jesus Christ • Cuba • Ernesto Che Guevara • Korda photograph • Christian symbols

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