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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787926603321

Autore

Wright-Rios Edward N (Edward Newport), <1965->

Titolo

Searching for Madre Matiana : prophecy and popular culture in modern Mexico / / Edward Wright-Rios

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2014

ISBN

0-8263-4660-X

Edizione

[First [edition].]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (407 p.)

Collana

Diálogos series

Disciplina

282/.72

Soggetti

Women in the Catholic Church - Mexico - History

Mexico Church history 19th century

Mexico History Prophecies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover ; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART I: A National Seer; 1: Mystical Matters, Mystical Madres: The Legacy of Female Piety in Mexico; 2: The Protagonists of Print; 3: Of Almanacs and Magic Lanterns; 4: Nuestra vidente: Mexico's Messenger of Catholic Resurgence; PART II: Fitting Fanáticas; 5: Eso no tiene madre: Satire and Seer in Revolutionary Mexico; 6: Picturing the Prophetess: Lola Álvarez Bravo's Madre Matiana; 7: A Disjointed Modernity: Madre Matiana and the Writings of Agustín Yáñez; Conclusion: Mexico's Matianas

Appendix: The Prophecies of MatianaNotes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Edward Wright-Rios examines the much-maligned-and sometimes celebrated-character of Madre Matiana and her position in the development of Mexico.