Goddess of the Americas : Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe
by Castillo, AnaEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1997-10-01
Publisher(s): Riverhead Trade
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Summary
The first book of its kind, Goddess of the Americas is a prismatic exploration of the mother goddess, the Virgin of Guadalupe, patron saint of Mexico, protector of the downtrodden -- a perfect fusion of Aztec, Catholic, and folkloric traditions, who made her first miraculous appearance on American soil in 1531. Through original essays, historical writings, fiction, drama, and poetry, the illustrious contributors to this volume examine the impact this potent deity has had on the people, politics, religion, art, and literature of Mexico, and her influence in Latin America, North America, and beyond.
Contributors include Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Rosario Ferre, Francisco Goldman, Cherrie Moraga, Octavio Paz, Elena Poniatowska, and others.
Author Biography
Ana Castillo is the author of the novels The Mixquiahuala Letters, Sapogonia, So Far From God, and a collection of poetry, My Father was a Toltec and Selected Poems. She has received an American Book Award, a Carl Sandburg Award, a Mountains and Plains Booksellers Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts in fiction and poetry. Castillo lives in Chicago with her son, Marcel.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | |
| The Anatomy of a Virgin | p. 1 |
| Hotel Flora | p. 15 |
| India | p. 17 |
| Guadalupe: The Feminine Face of God | p. 25 |
| Tonantzin | p. 32 |
| Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart | p. 34 |
| Guadalupe the Sex Goddess | p. 46 |
| Coatlalopeuh: She Who Has Dominion Over Serpents | p. 52 |
| Maximon - San Simon | p. 56 |
| El mito azteca | p. 68 |
| Extraordinarily Woman | p. 72 |
| The Battle of the Virgins | p. 79 |
| Coatlicue's Rules: Advice from an Aztec Goddess | p. 88 |
| Virgencita, Give Us a Chance | p. 92 |
| The Undocumented Virgin | p. 98 |
| Guadalupe, Subversive Virgin | p. 113 |
| Our Lady of the Cannery Workers | p. 124 |
| "Forgive Me, Mother, for My Crazy Life" | p. 128 |
| The Warrior Queen: Encounters with a Latin Lady | p. 137 |
| Once Again Sor Juana | p. 147 |
| Retablo | p. 151 |
| Novena Narrativas y Ofrendas Nuevomexicanas | p. 153 |
| Framing an Icon: Guadalupe and the Artist's Vision | p. 170 |
| The Two Guadalupes | p. 178 |
| The Doll | p. 184 |
| Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Soup | p. 187 |
| Passover | p. 195 |
| The Sons of La Malinche | p. 197 |
| Tlazolteotl | p. 209 |
| "Don't Go Away, I'm Going to Bring You Something" | p. 211 |
| Notes on the Contributors | p. 223 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
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