Spiritual mestizaje
An edition of Spiritual mestizaje (2011)
religion, gender, race, and nation in contemporary Chicana narrative
By Theresa Delgadillo
Publish Date
2011
Publisher
Duke University Press
Language
eng
Pages
275
Description:
"First mentioned by Gloria Anzaldúa in her pioneering book Borderlands/La Frontera, spiritual mestizaje is a transformative processof excavating bodily memory to develop a radical, sustained critique of oppression and renew one's relation to the sacred. Theresa Delgadillo analyszes the role of spiritual mestizaje in Anzaldúa's work and in relation to other forms of spirituality and theories of oppression."--Back cover.
subjects: Spirituality in literature, Mexican American authors, American literature, Mestizaje in literature, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Gender identity in literature, American literature, mexican american authors, American literature, history and criticism
People: Gloria Anzaldúa