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

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

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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 intersectio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Martín, Desirée A., 1972- (Author), Martín, Desirée A., 1972- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2013]
New Brunswick, New Jersey : 2013
New Brunswick, New Jersey : [2014]
Series:Latinidad
Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States
Subjects:
American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism
Heroes in literature
Holy, The, in literature
Mexican American literature (Spanish) > History and criticism
Mexican literature > History and criticism
Secularism in literature
American literature > Mexican American authors
Civilization
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General
Mexican American literature (Spanish)
Mexican literature
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > Hispanic American Studies
Mexican-American Border Region > Civilization
North America > Mexican-American Border Region
Electronic book
Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Saint of Contradiction
  • 2. The Remains of Pancho Villa
  • 3. Canonizing Cesar Chavez
  • 4. Todos Somos Santos
  • 5. Illegal Marginalizations
  • Conculsion
  • 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
  • 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

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