Juan Soldado - Rapist, Murderer, Martyr, Saint

Informationen zum Autor Paul J. Vanderwood (1929-2011) was Professor Emeritus of Mexican History at San Diego State University. He is the author of several books, including The Power of God Against the Guns of Government: Religious Upheaval in Mexico at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century; Border Fury: A Picture Postcard Account of the Mexican Revolution and U.S. War Preparedness, 1910–1917; and Disorder and Progress: Bandits, Police, and Mexican Development. Klappentext ""Juan Soldado" is a rich, exuberant, and sensitive account of the making of a folk saint in Tijuana. It is based on extensive use of newspapers and remarkable interviews with eyewitnesses to events in the 1930s."--William A. Christian Jr., author of "Visionaries: The Spanish Republic and the Reign of Christ" Zusammenfassung Investigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana! asking what triggered the devotion and considering local! national! international! geographical! environmental! cultural! and psychological aspects of the event. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Acknowledgments xv I. The Crime 1. Notions of Justice 3 2. Aftermath 51 II. Circumstances 3. Tijuana 75 4. Mexico for the Mexicans 104 5. Riding the Roller Coaster 137 III. Belief 6. Witness to Execution 173 7. Criminals and Saints 201 8. Closer to God 249 9. John the Soldier 275 Notes 293 Sources 311 Index 327

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul J Vanderwood, Paul J. Vanderwood
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.2004
• EAN: 9780822334156
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-3415-6
• Pagine: 352
• Dimensioni: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: American Encounters/Global Interactions; American Encounters/Global Int; American Encounters/Global Interactions; American Encounters/Global Int
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Scritti religiosi, preghiere, libri di canti, meditazioni religiose