La Llorona's Children
Author | : Luis D. León |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 341 |
Release | : 2004-04-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520223516 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520223519 |
Rating | : 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Download or read book La Llorona's Children written by Luis D. León and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-04-29 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A new interpretive map of the borderlands as space, trope, meaning, and creative landscape inhabited and reimagined by Mexican and Mexican American peoples. Leon weaves together saints, healers, writers, movements and ideas with skill, bringing a fresh critical mind to Chicano/Latino and Religious studies."—David Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, Harvard University "In this sweeping and ambitious book, Leon explores Mexican and Chicano religious practices that move 'beyond' colonialism . . . ."—José David Saldivar