The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez : Crossing Religious Borders /

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The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez''s own writings, León argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: León, Luis D., 1965- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Chavez, Cesar, > 1927-1993.
Chavez, Cesar, > 1927-1993 > Religion.
Chavez, Cesar, > 1927-1993 > Political and social views.
Labor & Workers' Economics.
Business & Economics.
Religion.
Political and social views.
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Labor & Industrial Relations.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The Political Spirituality of Cesar Chavez: Crossing Religious Borders maps and challenges many of the mythologies that surround the late iconic labor leader. Focusing on Chavez''s own writings, León argues that La Causa can be fruitfully understood as a quasi-religious movement based on Chavez's charismatic leadership, which he modeled after Martin Luther King Jr. and Gandhi. Chavez recognized that spiritual prophecy, or political spirituality, was the key to disrupting centuries-old dehumanizing narratives that conflated religion with race. Chavez's body became emblematic for Chicano identit.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780520959484

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