Mexican American Religions

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ISBN: 9780822340980 | 0822340984
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 7/30/2008

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"This groundbreaking interdisciplinary exploration of Mexican American spirituality, activism, and culture will be a benchmark for all future studies on Chicano religions in the twenty-first century. I highly recommend it!"--Virgilio Elizondo, University of Notre Dame

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Preface
Introduction
History and Interpretations of Mexican American Religions
History and Theory in the Study of Mexican American Religions
Pious Colonialism: Assessing a Church Paradigm for Chicano Identity
Mexican American Mystics and Prophets
Sacred Order, Sacred Space: Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Valle de Paz Community
Holy Activist, Secular Saint: Religion and the Social Activism of Cesar Chavez
Religion and the Chicano Movement: Catolicos Por La Raza
Mexican American Popular Catholicism
Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Politics of Cultural Interpretation
Voces de Fe: Mexican American Altaristas in Texas
Los Pastores and the Gendered Politics of Location
The Religious Vision of Gloria Anzaldua: Borderlands/La Frontera as a Shamanic Space
Voice and Vision in Chicana Religious Practice: The Literary Re-elaborations of Mary Helen Ponce, Denise Chavez, and Sandra Cisneros
Mexican American Religions and Healing
Brown Moses: Francisco Olazabal and Mexican American Pentecostal Healing in the Borderlands
Borderlands Bodies and Souls: Mexican Religious Healing Practices in East L.A.
Mexican American Religions and Pop Culture
Luis Valdez's La Pastorela: "The Shepherds' Play": Tradition, Hybridity, and Transformation
Hybrid Spiritualities and Chicana Altar-Based Art: The Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains
Mexican Madonna: Selena and the Politics of Cultural Redemption
Conclusion: Reflections on Mexican American Religions and Culture
Bibliography
Contributors
Index
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