The Virgin of El Barrio - Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism

A thorough ethnography that sweeps the reader into the world of Marian visionary Estela Ruiz, her family and followers, and the evangelizing ministries they have created in South Phoenix.

Summary

In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. Based on ten years of participant observation and in-depth interviews, this book traces the spiritual transformation of Ruiz, the development of the community that has sprung up around her, and the international expansion of their message.

Product details

• Authors: Kristy Nabhan-Warren
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2005
• EAN: 9780814758243
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-5824-3
• No. of pages: 291
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Qualitative Studies in Religio; Qualitative Studies in Religio; Qualitative Studies in Religion
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies