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- (Editor) ; García, Mario T. 1944- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Durham, NC [u.a.] Duke Univ. 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
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Parallel Edition: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 -- Holy activist, secular saint : religion and the social activism of César Chávez / 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 Chávez, and Sandra Cisneros / Ellen McCracken -- Mexican American religions and healing -- Brown Moses : Francisco Olazábal and Mexican American Pentecostal healing in the Borderlands / Gastón Espinosa -- Borderlands bodies and souls : Mexican religious healing practices in East L.A. / 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 / Gastón Espinosa -- Conclusion: Reflections on Mexican American religions and culture
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0822340984