Revelation in Aztlán : scriptures, utopias, and the Chicano movement /

Revelation in Aztlán : scriptures, utopias, and the Chicano movement /

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"Bridging the fields of Religion and Latina/o Studies, this book fills a gap by examining the 'spiritual' rhetoric and practices of the Chicano movement. Bringing new theoretical life to biblical studies and Chicana/o writings from the 1960s, such as El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán and E...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hidalgo, Jacqueline M. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Series:Bible and cultural studies
Subjects:
Bible > Revelation > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible > Revelation.
Aztlán > Religious aspects
Chicano movement > Religious aspects
Mexican Americans > Religious life
Américains d'origine mexicaine > Vie religieuse
Aztlán > Aspect religieux
Chicano movement > Aspect religieux
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism
Biblical studies & exegesis
Cultural studies
RELIGION > Comparative Religion
Religious issues & debates
Spirituality & religious experience
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: scriptures, place, and no place in the Chicano movement
  • "We are Aztlán : writing scriptures, writing utopia in El plan espiritual de Aztlán
  • "The holy city which has been written in this book" : the utopian scripturalization of Revelation
  • "The spirit will speak for my people" : El plan de Santa Barbara and the Chicanx movement as a project of scripturalization
  • "Power and dominance, loyalty and conformity" : family, gender, sexuality, and utopian scripturalization
  • "Faith and social justice are so connected in my book" : scriptures, scrolls, and scribes as technologies of diaspora
  • Coda : Scriptural revelations and reconquest

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