Borderlands Saints: Secular Sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican Culture

Author:   Desirée A. Martín ,  Desire A Martn ,  Desiree A Martin
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
ISBN:  

9780813562346


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   19 December 2013
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Desirée A. Martín ,  Desire A Martn ,  Desiree A Martin
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.513kg
ISBN:  

9780813562346


ISBN 10:   0813562341
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   19 December 2013
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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" Acknowledgments Introduction: The Secular Sanctity of Borderlands Saints 1. Saint of Contradictions: Teresa Urrea, La Santa de Cabora 2. The Remains of Pancho Villa 3. Canonizing César Chávez 4. ""Todos Somos Santos"": Subcomandante Marcos and the EZLN 5. Illegal Marginalizations: La Santísima Muerte Conclusion: Narrative Devotion Notes  Works Cited Index"

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Addressing religion, spirituality and sanctity in Chicana/o culture, Borderlands Saints makesa significant contribution to a burgeoning area that demands critical attention. --Carl Gutierrez-Jones University of California, Santa Barbara Through Martin's incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands--and the exchange there between devotees and saints--as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. --Laura G. Gutierrez author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational Stage Borderland Saints offers compelling portraits of popular and secular saints who exist unapologetically outside the realm of official church teaching. --Latino Studies


Through Mart n's incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands--and the exchange there between devotees and saints--as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. -- (06/17/2013) Borderland Saints offers compelling portraits of popular and secular saints who exist unapologetically outside the realm of official church teaching. --Latino Studies Addressing religion, spirituality and sanctity in Chicana/o culture, Borderlands Saints makes a significant contribution to a burgeoning area that demands critical attention. --Carl Guti rrez-Jones University of California, Santa Barbara (02/11/2013)


Addressing religion, spirituality and sanctity in Chicana/o culture, Borderlands Saints makes a significant contribution to a burgeoning area that demands critical attention. --Carl Guti rrez-Jones University of California, Santa Barbara (02/11/2013)


Through Martin s incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands and the exchange there between devotees and saints as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. --Laura G. Gutierrez author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational St (06/17/2013)


Through MartIn's incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands--and the exchange there between devotees and saints--as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. --Laura G. Gutierrez author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational St (06/17/2013) Through Martin s incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands and the exchange there between devotees and saints as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. --Laura G. Gutierrez author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational Stage (06/17/2013) Through Mart n's incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands--and the exchange there between devotees and saints--as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. --Laura G. Guti rrez author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational Stage (06/17/2013) Addressing religion, spirituality and sanctity in Chicana/o culture, Borderlands Saints makes a significant contribution to a burgeoning area that demands critical attention. --Carl Guti rrez-Jones University of California, Santa Barbara (02/11/2013) Through Martin's incisive critical textual analysis we come to see the borderlands--and the exchange there between devotees and saints--as an important site for the performance of secular sanctity. Borderlands Saints is an invaluable contribution to border studies. --Laura G. Gutierrez author of Performing Mexicanidad: Vendidas y Cabareteras on the Transnational Stage (06/17/2013)


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DESIRÉE A. MARTÍN is an assistant professor of English at the University of California, Davis.

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