1. History and Theory in the Study of Mexican American Religions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction 1
5. I History and Interpretations of Mexican American Religions
6. 1. History and Theory in the Study of Mexican American Religions 17
7. 2. Pious Colonialism: Assessing a Church Paradigm for Chicano Identity 57
8. II Mexican American Mystics and Prophets
9. 3. Sacred Order, Sacred Space: Reies López Tijerina and the Valle de Paz Community 85
10. 4. Holy Activist, Secular Saint: Religion and the Social Activism of César Chávez 106
11. 5. Religion and the Chicano Movement: Católicos Por La Raza 125
12. III Mexican American Popular Catholicism
13. 6. Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Politics of Cultural Interpretation 153
14. 7. Voces de Fe: Mexican American Altaristas in Texas 180
15. 8. Los Pastores and the Gendered Politics of Location 206
16. IV Mexican American Religions and Literature
17. 9. The Religious Vision of Gloria Anzaldúa: Borderlands / La Frontera as a Shamanic Space 223
18. 10. Voice and Vision in Chicana Religious Practice: The Literary Re-elaborations of Mary Helen Ponce, Denise Chávez, and Sandra Cisneros 242
19. V Mexican American Religions and Healing
20. 11. Brown Moses: Francisco Olazábal and Mexican American Pentecostal Healing in the Borderlands 263
21. 12. Borderlands Bodies and Souls: Mexican Religious Healing Practices in East L.A. 296
22. VI Mexican American Religions and Pop Culture
23. 13. Luis Valdez’s La Pastorela: “The Shepherds’ Play”: Tradition, Hybridity, and Transformation 325
24. 14. Hybrid Spiritualities and Chicana Altar-Based Art: The Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains 338
25. 15. Mexican Madonna: Selena and the Politics of Cultural Redemption 359
26. Conclusion: Reflections on Mexican American Religions and Culture 381
27. Bibliography 387
28. Contributors 429
29. Index 433