Of virgins, curanderas, and wrestler saints : un/doing religion in contemporary Mexican American literature /

Virgins, home altars, curanderas and saints. Mexican American literature is replete with religious symbols. This study investigates the literary engagement with religious and spiritual practices in contemporary Mexican American narrative texts. It raises the question to what extent religion underlie...

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Main Author:	Schemien, Alexia (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Trier, Germany : Tempe, Arizona : WVT, Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier ; Bilingual Press / Editorial Bilingué, [2018].
Series:	Inter-American studies ; v. 21.
Subjects:	American fiction > Mexican American authors > History and criticism. American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. Mexican American fiction (Spanish) > 20th century > History and criticism. American literature > Mexican American authors > History and criticism. Religion in literature. Spirituality in literature. Mexican Americans in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature. Atzlán.

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Summary:	Virgins, home altars, curanderas and saints. Mexican American literature is replete with religious symbols. This study investigates the literary engagement with religious and spiritual practices in contemporary Mexican American narrative texts. It raises the question to what extent religion underlies other discourses on race, gender and class.
Physical Description:	204 pages ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [190]-204).
ISBN:	9781939743220 1939743222 9783868217247 386821724X