Author : Luis D. León
Release : 2004-04-29
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 519/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis La Llorona's Children by : Luis D. León
Download or read book La Llorona's Children written by Luis D. León. This book was released on 2004-04-29. 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