Borderlands Saints : Secular Sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican Culture.
Title:
Borderlands Saints : Secular Sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican Culture.
Author:
Martín, Desirée A.
ISBN:
9780813562353
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (268 pages)
Series:
Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States
Contents:
Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Saint of Contradiction -- 2. The Remains of Pancho Villa -- 3. Canonizing César Chávez -- 4. "Todos Somos Santos" -- 5 Illegal Marginalizations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Works Cited -- Index.
Abstract:
Borderlands Saints examines the rise and fall of popular saints and saint-like figures in the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. Focusing specifically on Teresa Urrea (La Santa de Cabora), Pancho Villa, César Chávez, Subcomandante Marcos, and Santa Muerte, the book traces the intersections of these figures, their devotees, artistic representations, and dominant institutions with an eye for the ways in which such unofficial saints mirror traditional spiritual practices and serve specific cultural needs.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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