Borderlands Saints Secular Sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican Culture
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 intersectio...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, New Jersey :
Rutgers University Press
[2014]
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35601486*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | x, 254 p. |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781461954002 9780813562353 |
