Borderlands Saints : Secular Sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican Culture /

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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martín, Desirée A., 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Colección:Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States.
Temas:
American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism.
Mexican American literature (Spanish) > History and criticism.
Mexican literature > History and criticism.
Secularism in literature.
Holy, The, in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine mexicaine > Histoire et critique.
Littérature mexicaine-américaine (espagnole) > Histoire et critique.
Littérature mexicaine > Histoire et critique.
Sacré dans la littérature.
Héros dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
American literature > Mexican American authors
Civilization
Heroes in literature
Holy, The, in literature
Mexican American literature (Spanish)
Mexican literature
Secularism in literature
Mexican-American Border Region > Civilization.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Civilisation.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The secular sanctity of borderlands saints
  • Saint of contradiction: Teresa Urrea, La Santa de Cabora
  • The remains of Pancho Villa
  • Canonizing César Chávez
  • Todos somos santos: Subcomandante Marcos and the EZLN
  • Illegal marginalizations: La Santísima Muerte
  • Conclusion: Narrative devotion.

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