Guadalupe in New York : devotion and the struggle for citizenship rights among Mexican immigrants /

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Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing-and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gálvez, Alyshia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint > Devotion to > New York (State) > New York.
Marie, > Sainte Vierge > Culte > New York (État) > New York.
Mary, > Blessed Virgin, Saint
Mexican Americans > New York (State) > New York > Religion.
Guadalupe, Our Lady of.
Citizenship > United States.
Civil rights > United States.
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Émigration et immigration > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Droits de l'homme > États-Unis.
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
Américains d'origine mexicaine > New York (État) > New York > Religion.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Citizenship
Civil rights
Devotion
Emigration and immigration
Emigration and immigration > Religious aspects > Christianity
Guadalupe, Our Lady of
Mexican Americans > Religion
Mexikanischer Einwanderer
Marienverehrung
Religiöses Leben
Religiöse Identität
Ethnische Identität
Bürgerrecht
United States > Emigration and immigration.
États-Unis > Émigration et immigration.
New York (State) > New York
United States
New York (N.Y.)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Every December 12th, thousands of Mexican immigrants gather for the mass at New York City's St. Patrick's Cathedral in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe's feast day. They kiss images of the Virgin, wait for a bishop's blessing-and they also carry signs asking for immigration reform, much like political protestors. It is this juxtaposition of religion and politics that Alyshia Gálvez investigates in Guadalupe in New York . The Virgin of Guadalupe is a profound symbol for Mexican and Mexican-American Catholics and the patron saint of their country. Her name has been invoked in war and in peace, and.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations, photographs
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-225) and index.
ISBN:9780814733134
0814733131
081473233X
9780814732335

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