Awards

• Winner of Outstanding Academic Titles, 2010 2011 (United States)

Overview

This encyclopedia is the first comprehensive survey of Hispanic American religiosity, contextualizing the roles of Latino and Latina Americans within U.S. religious culture. Spanning two volumes, Hispanic American Religious Cultures encompasses the full diversity of faiths and spiritual beliefs practiced among Hispanic Americans. It is the first comprehensive work to provide historic contexts for the many religious identities expressed among Hispanic Americans. The entries of this encyclopedia cover a range of spiritual affiliations, including Christian religious expressions, world faiths, and indigenous practices. Coverage includes historical development, current practices, and key individuals, while additional essays look at issues across various traditions. By examining the distinctive Hispanic interpretations of religious traditions, Hispanic American Religious Cultures explores the history of Latino and Latina Americans and the impact of living in the United States on their culture. More than 100 entries on specific religious and spiritual traditions among Hispanic Americans, detailing the historic development of their distinctive Latino/a character Dozens of contributing scholars, each an expert in Hispanic religious traditions

Full Product Details

Author:   Miguel A. De La Torre
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 6.60cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   2.268kg
ISBN:  

9781598841398

ISBN 10:   1598841394
Pages:   779
Publication Date:   10 September 2009
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Volume 1 Part 1 Entries Acompañamiento Aesthetics Africans Ajiaco Christianity Alcance Victoria Alienation Altars and Shrines Anonymous Santería Asians Assimilation Aztlán Base Communities Bible Institutes Black Legend Border Saints Borderlands Buddhism Catholic Charismatic Movement Catholicism CELAM Central Americans Chávez, César Chicano Theology Chicano/a Movement Comunidad Conquistadores Conversion Lo Cotidiano Cuban Americans Cuban Revolution Cultural Anthropology Curanderismo Demographics Día de los Muertos Diaspora Theology Dominican Americans Economics Ecumenism Encomienda Environmentalism Espiritismo Espiritualismo Evangélico/a Exilio Familia Feminism Fiesta GLBT Health Care Hermeneutical Circle Hip-Hop and Graffiti Identity (Latino/a vs. Hispanic) Immigration Institutionalized Violence Islam Jehovah's Witnesses Jews Justice Language Latina Evangélica Theology Literature La Lucha Machismo Marian Devotions Marianismo Matachines Mestizaje Mexican Americans Mission System Mormons/Latter-day Saints Mozarabic Rite Mujerista Mulatez Mysticism Volume 2 Native Americans Nepantla Olazábal, Francisco Operation Pedro Pan Ortega, Gregoria Orthopathos Palo La Pastorela Penitentes, Los Hermanos Pentecostalism Pilgrimage Political Involvement Postcolonialism Postmodernism Preferential Options Private Religious Schools Processions Protestantism Puerto Ricans Raza Cósmica Reconquista Religious Affiliation Renewalist Movement Salsa Worship Salvadorans Sanctuary Movement Santería Secularism Sexuality South Americans Spaniards Spiritual Hybridity Structural Sin Syncretism Testimonios Theological and Religious Education Theological Anthropology Transnationalism Trinity U.S. Political Parties Universal Church of the Kingdom of God Virgin Mary Voodoo Young Lords Party Part 2 Essays Christology Ecclesiology Epistemology Eschatology Ethics God Hermeneutics Latino/a Theology Liberation Theology Liturgy and Worship Orthopraxis Pastoral Care and Counseling Pneumatology Popular Religion Sacraments and Sacramentals Soteriology Spirituality Teologia en Conjunto About the Editor 773 List of Contributors 775 Index

Reviews

...an informative guide to a force of widening influence in the United States. This guide is recommended for academic and public libraries. - Lawrence Looks at Books This is an indispensable title for academic and public libraries because of its unique focus on religion across the Hispanic American spectrum. Essential. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. - Choice The tone of [this] work is suitable for most academic and large public libraries. Highly recommended. - Booklist This is a valuable work for any college or public library with a large Hispanic population. - ARBAonline Entries cover spiritual affiliations, world faiths, Hispanic practices, history, and key participants, offering an encyclopedia of in-depth articles recommended for Hispanic and spirituality libraries alike. - Midwest Book Review Thoughtfully prepared, carefully indexed, this reference will serve a wide audience of scholars, professionals, and students within the Hispanic American community and the broader community as well. - Reference & Research Book News

<p> This is an indispensable title for academic and public libraries because of its unique focus on religion across the Hispanic American spectrum. Essential. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers. -<p>Choice

<p> This is a valuable work for any college or public library with a large Hispanic population. - <p>ARBAonline

Author Information

Miguel A. De La Torre, PhD, is associate professor of social ethics at Iliff School of Theology, Denver, CO. His published works include Introducing Latino/a Theologies and Santería: The Beliefs and Rituals of a Growing Religion in America.

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