Profane & Sacred - Latino;a American Writers Reveal Interplay of Secular Religious

Informationen zum Autor Bridget Kevane is associate professor of modern languages and literatures at Montana State University. She is the author of Latino Literature in America. Klappentext Profane & Sacred analyzes the role of religion in Latino-American literature, exploring questions of cultural and community identity, theology, and spiritual practices. Zusammenfassung Profane & Sacred analyzes the role of religion in Latino-American literature! exploring questions of cultural and community identity! theology! and spiritual practices. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Violence, Faith, and Active Miracles in East Los Angeles:Their Dogs Came With Them and The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez Chapter 3 The Meaning of Consuelo and Chango's Fire: Latino Puerto Rican Theology Chapter 4 Spiritual Revolutions: God and Trujillo in In the Time of Butterflies and Geographies of Home Chapter 5 The Secret Jew: Days of Awe and A Simple Habana Melody (from when the world was good) Chapter 6 Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Bridget Kevane, Kevane Bridget
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2007
• EAN: 9780742543157
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4315-7
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Celebrating Faith; Celebrating Faith: Explorations in Latino Spirituality and Theology; Celebrating Faith; Celebrating Faith: Explorations in Latino Spirituality and Theology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Latina, Latino, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Hispanic