Borderlands saints :
Martín, Desirée A., 1972-
Borderlands saints : secular sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican culture / Desirée A. Martín. - 1 online resource (268 pages). - Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States . - Latinidad. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780813562353 (e-book)
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.
Mexican-American Border Region--Civilization.
Electronic books.
PQ7070.5 / .M37 2014eb
810.9/868
Borderlands saints : secular sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican culture / Desirée A. Martín. - 1 online resource (268 pages). - Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States . - Latinidad. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780813562353 (e-book)
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.
Mexican-American Border Region--Civilization.
Electronic books.
PQ7070.5 / .M37 2014eb
810.9/868