Performing piety :: making space sacred with the Virgin of Guadalupe /

The Virgin of Guadalupe, though quintessentially Mexican, inspires devotion throughout the Americas and around the world. This study sheds new light on the long-standing transnational dimensions of Guadalupan worship by examining the production of sacred space in three disparate but interconnected l...

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1. Verfasser: Peña, Elaine A., 1979-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
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Zusammenfassung:The Virgin of Guadalupe, though quintessentially Mexican, inspires devotion throughout the Americas and around the world. This study sheds new light on the long-standing transnational dimensions of Guadalupan worship by examining the production of sacred space in three disparate but interconnected locations--at the sacred space known as Tepeyac in Mexico City, at its replica in Des Plaines, Illinois, and at a sidewalk shrine constructed by Mexican nationals in Chicago. Weaving together rich on-the-ground observations with insights drawn from performance studies, Elaine A. Peña demonstrates how.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 219 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-211) and index.
ISBN:9780520948808
0520948807
1283277913
9781283277914
9786613277916
6613277916

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