Goddess of the Americas
Book description
In a series of original essays, historical writings, fiction, drama, and poetry, a variety of writers--including Octavio Paz, Sandra Cisneros, and others--examines the impact of the Virgin of Guadalupe on the history of Mexico and beyond.
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Christianity is a syncretic religion, incorporating elements from earlier religious traditions, not only in the eastern Mediterranean basin but also in the lands where it spread. In each of the national shrines to the Virgin Mary in Europe, for instance, she is depicted with indigenous symbols or elements. Nowhere is the presence of the preChristian, indigenous sacred female stronger in such syncretic blendings than in Mexico with the Virgin of Guadalupe. The editor of this anthology refers to her as Guadalupe-Tonantzin, one of the variations of her name in the indigenous Nahautl language. These essays are scholarly, cultural, and engagingly…
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