Borderlands saints : secular sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican culture /

Borderlands saints : secular sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican culture /

Show other versions (1)
Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Martín, Desirée A., 1972-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Series:Latinidad.
Subjects:
American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism.
Mexican American literature (Spanish) > History and criticism.
Mexican literature > History and criticism.
Secularism in literature.
Holy, The, in literature.
Heroes in literature.
Mexican-American Border Region > Civilization.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: The secular sanctity of borderlands saints
  • Saint of contradiction: Teresa Urrea, La Santa de Cabora
  • The remains of Pancho Villa
  • Canonizing César Chávez
  • Todos somos santos: Subcomandante Marcos and the EZLN
  • Illegal marginalizations: La Santísima Muerte
  • Conclusion: Narrative devotion.

Similar Items