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

Borderlands Saints examines the rise and fall of popular saints and saint-like figures in the borderlands of the United States and Mexico. Focusing specifically on Teresa Urrea (La Santa de Cabora), Pancho Villa, César Chávez, Subcomandante Marcos, and Santa Muerte, the book traces the intersections...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Martín, Desirée A., 1972- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2014]
Series:	Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States.
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. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies. American literature > Mexican American authors Civilization Heroes in literature Holy, The, in literature Mexican American literature (Spanish) Mexican literature Secularism in literature Mexican-American Border Region > Civilization. Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Civilisation. North America > Mexican-American Border Region Criticism, interpretation, etc. dissertations. Academic theses. Thèses et écrits académiques.
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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.

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

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