Performing piety : making space sacred with the Virgin of Guadalupe

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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Main Author: Peña, Elaine A., 1979-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011
Subjects:
Guadalupe, Our Lady of > Cult.
Anthropology of religion > Mexico.
Sacred space > Mexico.
Gustavo A. Madero (Mexico City, Mexico) > Religious life and customs.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Locating Transnational Devotion
  • pt. 1. Building
  • 1: Virgen de los Migrantes: Transposing Sacred Space in a Chicago Suburb
  • pt. 2. Walking
  • 2: "¡Qué risa me da!" (Oh, how it makes me laugh!)
  • 3: Feeling History: Calambres, Ampoyas y Sed (Muscle Spasms, Blisters, and Thirst)
  • pt. 3. Conquering
  • 4: Devotion in the City: Building Sacred Space on Chicago's Far North Side
  • Conclusion: Making Space Sacred
  • Appendix: Pilgrimage Repertoire.

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