Mary, mother and warrior : the Virgin in Spain and the Americas / Linda B. Hall ; Teresa Eckmann, illustrations editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Linda B. (Linda Biesele), 1939-

Contributor:

Eckmann, Teresa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Latin America--History.

Mary.

Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Devotion to--Spain--History.

Latin America--Religious life and customs.

Latin America.

Spain--Religious life and customs.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Mother who nurtures, empathizes, and heals. a Warrior who defends, empowers, and resists oppression. the Virgin Mary plays many roles for the peoples of Spain and Spanish-speaking America. Devotion to the Virgin inspired and sustained medieval and Renaissance Spaniards as they liberated Spain from the Moors and set about the conquest of the New World. Devotion to the Virgin still inspires and sustains millions of believers today throughout the Americas. This wide-ranging and highly readable book explores the veneration of the Virgin Mary in Spain and the Americas from the colonial period to the present. Linda Hall begins the story in Spain and follows it through the conquest and colonization of the New World, with a special focus on Mexico and the Andean highlands in Peru and Bolivia, where Marian devotion became combined with indigenous beliefs and rituals. Moving into the nineteenth century, Hall looks at national cults of the Virgin in Mexico, Bolivia, and Argentina, which were tied to independence movements. In the twentieth century, she examines how Eva Perón linked herself with Mary in the popular imagination; visits contemporary festivals with significant Marian content in Spain, Peru, and Mexico; and considers how Latinos/as in the United States draw on Marian devotion to maintain familial and cultural ties.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

A Note on Translation and Orthography

Acknowledgments

Chapter One Introduction

Chapter Two The Spanish Reverence

Chapter Three Discoverers, Conquerors, and Mary

Chapter Four Our Lady in Mexico. Catechisms, Confessions, Dramas, and Visions

Chapter Five Mexico. Images, Fiestas, Miracles, and Apparitions

Chapter Six The Andean Virgin

Chapter Seven The Virgin as National Symbol. The Cases of Bolivia, Mexico, and Argentina

Chapter Eight Evita and María. Religious Reverence and Political Resonance in Argentina

Chapter Nine Marian Celebrations at the Turn of the Millennium

Chapter Ten Mary Moves North. Aspects of National Identity and Cultural Dissemination

Chapter Eleven Conclusion

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography of Works Cited

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-351) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79742-7

OCLC:

191662560