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, Cesar Chávez, Subcomandante Marcos, and Santa Muerte, the book traces the intersection...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Martín, Desiree A., 1972- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Secularism in literature.
Mexican literature.
Mexican American literature (Spanish)
Holy, The, in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Civilization.
American literature > Mexican American authors.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
Heros dans la litterature.
Sacre dans la litterature.
Litterature mexicaine > Histoire et critique.
Litterature mexicaine-americaine (espagnole) > Histoire et critique.
Litterature americaine > Auteurs americains d'origine mexicaine > Histoire et critique.
Mexican literature > History and criticism.
Mexican American literature (Spanish) > History and criticism.
American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Region frontaliere mexicano-americaine > Civilisation.
Mexican-American Border Region > Civilization.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
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 Cesar Chávez
  • Todos somos santos: Subcomandante Marcos and the EZLN
  • Illegal marginalizations: La Santísima Muerte
  • Conclusion: Narrative devotion.

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