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Mexican American Religions : Spirituality, Activism, and Culture
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I History and Interpretations of Mexican American Religions -- 1. History and Theory in the Study of Mexican American Religions -- 2. Pious Colonialism: Assessing a Church Paradigm for Chicano Identity -- II Mexican American Mystics and Prophets...
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- I History and Interpretations of Mexican American Religions -- 1. History and Theory in the Study of Mexican American Religions -- 2. Pious Colonialism: Assessing a Church Paradigm for Chicano Identity -- II Mexican American Mystics and Prophets -- 3. Sacred Order, Sacred Space: Reies López Tijerina and the Valle de Paz Community -- 4. Holy Activist, Secular Saint: Religion and the Social Activism of César Chávez -- 5. Religion and the Chicano Movement: Católicos Por La Raza -- III Mexican American Popular Catholicism -- 6. Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Politics of Cultural Interpretation -- 7. Voces de Fe: Mexican American Altaristas in Texas -- 8. Los Pastores and the Gendered Politics of Location -- IV Mexican American Religions and Literature -- 9. The Religious Vision of Gloria Anzaldúa: Borderlands / La Frontera as a Shamanic Space -- 10. Voice and Vision in Chicana Religious Practice: The Literary Re-elaborations of Mary Helen Ponce, Denise Chávez, and Sandra Cisneros -- V Mexican American Religions and Healing -- 11. Brown Moses: Francisco Olazábal and Mexican American Pentecostal Healing in the Borderlands -- 12. Borderlands Bodies and Souls: Mexican Religious Healing Practices in East L.A. -- VI Mexican American Religions and Pop Culture -- 13. Luis Valdez's La Pastorela: "The Shepherds' Play": Tradition, Hybridity, and Transformation -- 14. Hybrid Spiritualities and Chicana Altar-Based Art: The Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains -- 15. Mexican Madonna: Selena and the Politics of Cultural Redemption -- Conclusion: Reflections on Mexican American Religions and Culture -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung