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Martín, Desiree A., 1972-

Borderlands saints secular sanctity in Chicano/a and Mexican culture / [electronic resource] : Desiree A. Martín, Rutgers University Press. - New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (pages cm.) - Latinidad: Transnational Cultures in the United States . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: The secular sanctity of borderlands saints -- Saint of contradiction: Teresa Urrea, La Santa de Cabora -- The remains of Pancho Villa -- Canonizing Cesar Chávez -- Todos somos santos: Subcomandante Marcos and the EZLN -- Illegal marginalizations: La Santísima Muerte -- Conclusion: Narrative devotion.

ISBN: 9780813562353 081356235X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Heroes in literature.
Holy, The, in literature.
Secularism in literature.
Mexican literature--History and criticism.
Mexican American literature (Spanish)--History and criticism.
American literature--Mexican American authors--History and criticism.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Mexican-American Border Region--Civilization.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PQ7070.5 / .M37 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 810.9/868