Mexican American religions: spirituality, activism, and culture

History and interpretations of Mexican American religions -- History and theory in the study of Mexican American religions / Gastón Espinosa -- Pious colonialism : assessing a church paradigm for Chicano identity / Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo -- Mexican American mystics and prophets -- Sacred order, s...

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Contributors: Espinosa, Gastón 1965- (Contributor) ; García, Mario T. 1944- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Durham Duke University Press 2008
In:Year: 2008
Reviews:Mexican American Religions: Spirituality, Activism, and Culture (2009) (Robinson, John L.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Chicanos / Christianity
B Chicanos / Catholicism
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Mexican Americans Religion
B Mexican Americans ; Religion
B Electronic books
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:History and interpretations of Mexican American religions -- History and theory in the study of Mexican American religions / Gastón Espinosa -- Pious colonialism : assessing a church paradigm for Chicano identity / Anthony M. Stevens-Arroyo -- Mexican American mystics and prophets -- Sacred order, sacred space : Reies López Tijerina and the Valle de Paz community / Rudy V. Busto -- The secularization and sanctification of Cosar Chavez / Stephen R. Lloyd-Moffett -- Religion and the Chicano Movement : Católicos por la raza / Mario T. García -- Mexican American popular Catholicism -- Our Lady of Guadalupe and the politics of cultural interpretation / Socorro Castañeda-Liles -- Voces de Fe : Mexican American altaristas in Texas / Kay Turner -- Los pastores and the gendered politics of location / Richard R. Flores -- Mexican American religions and literature -- The religious vision of Gloria Anzaldúa : borderlands, la frontera as a shamanic space / Davíd Carrasco and Roberto Lint Sagarena -- Voice and vision in Chicana religious practice : the literary re-elaborations of Mary Helen Ponce, Denise Chavez, and Sandra Cisneros / Ellen McCracken -- Mexican American religions and healing -- Brown Moses : Francisco Olazábal and Mexican American Pentecostal healing in the Borderlands / Gastón Espinosa -- "Soy una curandera y soy una católica" : the poetics of a Mexican healing tradition / Luis D. León -- Mexican American religions and pop culture -- Luis Valdez's la pastorela : "the Shepherds' play" : tradition, hybridity, and transformation / María Herrera-Sobek -- Hybrid spiritualities and Chicana altar-based art : the work of Amalia Mesa-Bains / Laura E. Pérez -- Mexican Madonna : Selena and the politics of cultural redemption / Gaston Espinosa -- Conclusion: Reflections on Mexican American religions and culture.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0822388952
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1215/9780822388951