Goddess of the Americas = La diosa de las Américas : writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe /
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, indigenous, Catholic, and folkloric world traditions, who made her first miraculous appearan...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Spanish |
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New York :
Riverhead Books,
[1996]
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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, indigenous, Catholic, and folkloric world traditions, who made her first miraculous appearance on American soil in 1531. |
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| Physical Description: | xxiii, 231 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1573220299 (alk. paper) 9781573220293 (alk. paper) |