¡Santo! : varieties of Latino/a spirituality / Edwin David Aponte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aponte, Edwin David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Religion.

United States.

Religion.

Hispanic Americans--Religion.

Hispanic Americans.

Physical Description:

xi, 193 pages ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Santo

Place of Publication:

Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, [2012]

Summary:

By 2050 an estimated 100 million Americans will claim Latin origin. Thus, an understanding of Latino/a spirituality is essential to understanding religion in this country today and in the future. This book provides insights into how Latinos and Latinas, including Protestants, Catholics, followers of other religions, and secular practitioners, participate in the pursuit and practice of the spiritual or "holy"-santo. Book jacket.

Contents:

Spirituality in the United States 1

Spirituality on the Margins 7

Personal Voice and Place 13

Plan of the Book 15

1 Santo and Spirituality 19

What Is Santo? 19

Santo in Southwestern Piety and Art 24

Other Forms of Santos 27

More to the Story 34

2 Santo: Beyond the Usual Expectations 35

Expectation and Actuality 35

Latino/a Muslims 36

Latino/a Buddhists 40

Alternative Christians 43

"A Different Kind of Hug" 46

Toward Definitions of Santo 51

3 Latino/a Peoples and the "Holy" 57

What's in a Name? 57

Transnational and Historical Perspectives 58

The Power of Naming 67

The Social Construction of Race 72

Latinidad, Multiple Consciousness, and Spirituality 74

4 Rituals in the Passages of Life 79

Marking Community through Ritual 79

Stages of Spiritual Development 81

Familia and Life Passages 83

Birth of a Child 84

Quinceañera as Rite of Passage 86

Marriage and Partnership 87

Passages of Death 91

Days of the Dead 95

Conclusion 97

5 Rhetoric and Traditions 99

Lo Cotidiano and Sacred Rhetoric 99

The Sacred Rhetoric of Prayer in Song 101

Rhetoric from the Margins 103

Everyday Sayings 107

Stories as Narrative Spirituality 109

Sacred Rhetoric, Material Culture, and Latino/a Spirituality 112

Rhetoric and Religiosity 114

6 Sacred Places and Spaces 115

What Is a Sacred Space? 115

Fixed Spaces 119

Home Altars 124

Sacred Spaces on the Road 126

Places for Mourning 130

Summary 131

7 Exploring Spanglish Spirituality 133

Living in Spanglish 133

Spanglish as Cultural Mixing 138

Recognizing Spanglish Spirituality 141

Challenges and Promises of Spanglish Spirituality 143.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781570759642

1570759642

OCLC:

757464040