Of virgins, curanderas, and wrestler saints

Description:

"Virgins, home altars, curanderas, and saints -- Mexican American literature is replete with religious symbols. This study investigates the literary engagement with religious and spiritual practices in contemporary Mexican American narrative texts. It raises the question to what extent religion underlies other discourses on race, gender, and class"--

subjects: American fiction,  Mexican American authors,  History and criticism,  Mexican American fiction (Spanish),  American literature,  Religion in literature,  Spirituality in literature,  Mexican Americans in literature,  Identity (Psychology) in literature,  Atzlán,  Chicanos,  Mexikaner,  Religion,  Roman,  Spiritualität

Places: USA

Times: 20th century