Our Lady of Guadalupe: Faith and Empowerment Among Mexican-American Women - Softcover

Rodriguez, Jeanette

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0292770626 ISBN 13: 9780292770621

Verlag: University of Texas Press, 1994

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Book by Rodriguez Jeanette

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"Rodriguez examines the holy image in a scholarly and informative way. Her six years of research lead her to assert that Mexican-American women learn from Guadalupe about themselves as well as something about who God is. This is a study of dignity and humanity, of true power." * National Catholic Reporter *

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Our Lady of Guadalupe is the most important religious symbol of Mexico and one of the most powerful female icons of Mexican culture. In this study, based on research done among second-generation Mexican-American women, Rodriguez examines the role the symbol of Guadalupe has played in the development of these women. She goes beyond the thematic and religious implications of the symbol to delve into its relevance to their daily lives. Rodriguez's study offers an important reinterpretation of one of the New World's most potent symbols. Her conclusions dispute the common perception that Guadalupe is a model of servility and suffering. Rather, she reinterprets the symbol of Guadalupe as a liberating and empowering catalyst for Mexican-American women.

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• Verlag: University of Texas Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0292770626
• ISBN 13: 9780292770621
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 264