Mexican American Religions

by Espinosa, Gaston; Garcia, Mario T.

• ISBN13: 9780822340980
• ISBN10: 0822340984
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

Summary

"This groundbreaking interdisciplinary exploration of Mexican American spirituality, activism, and culture will be a benchmark for all future studies on Chicano religions in the twenty-first century. I highly recommend it!"--Virgilio Elizondo, University of Notre Dame

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

History and Interpretations of Mexican American Religions

History and Theory in the Study of Mexican American Religions

Pious Colonialism: Assessing a Church Paradigm for Chicano Identity

Mexican American Mystics and Prophets

Sacred Order, Sacred Space: Reies Lopez Tijerina and the Valle de Paz Community

Holy Activist, Secular Saint: Religion and the Social Activism of Cesar Chavez

Religion and the Chicano Movement: Catolicos Por La Raza

Mexican American Popular Catholicism

Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Politics of Cultural Interpretation

Voces de Fe: Mexican American Altaristas in Texas

Los Pastores and the Gendered Politics of Location

The Religious Vision of Gloria Anzaldua: Borderlands/La Frontera as a Shamanic Space

Voice and Vision in Chicana Religious Practice: The Literary Re-elaborations of Mary Helen Ponce, Denise Chavez, and Sandra Cisneros

Mexican American Religions and Healing

Brown Moses: Francisco Olazabal and Mexican American Pentecostal Healing in the Borderlands

Borderlands Bodies and Souls: Mexican Religious Healing Practices in East L.A.

Mexican American Religions and Pop Culture

Luis Valdez's La Pastorela: "The Shepherds' Play": Tradition, Hybridity, and Transformation

Hybrid Spiritualities and Chicana Altar-Based Art: The Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains

Mexican Madonna: Selena and the Politics of Cultural Redemption

Conclusion: Reflections on Mexican American Religions and Culture

Bibliography

Contributors

Index

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