Amada's Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas.
Schaefer, Stacy B.
Amada's Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (319 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Feliz Cumpleaños, Amada -- 1: Beginnings: The Land of the Peyote Gardens and Los Ojuelos -- 2: The Peyote Trade -- 3: Mirando City and the Peyote Business -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- 4: Tepees on the Landscape: The Cardenases and the Native American Church -- 5: The Mustang Plains: Amada's Place in the '60s and '70s -- 6: Amada's Home: A Worldly Place -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- 7: Saint, Mom, and Grandma on Sacred Peyote Grounds -- 8: Amada's Love -- Conclusion: Amada's Legacy -- Appendix: Legal Documents and Landmark Charters of Incorporation in Native American Church History -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.
Schaefer's book weaves together the geography, biology, history, cultures, and religions that created the unique life of Mrs. Cardenas and the people she knew.
9780826356222
Cardenas, Amada.
Native American Church of North America.
Mexican American women -- Biography.
Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs.
Mexican Americans -- Religion.
Peyotism.
Electronic books.
E184.M5 -- .S322 2015eb
305.48/86872073
Amada's Blessings from the Peyote Gardens of South Texas. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (319 pages)
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Feliz Cumpleaños, Amada -- 1: Beginnings: The Land of the Peyote Gardens and Los Ojuelos -- 2: The Peyote Trade -- 3: Mirando City and the Peyote Business -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- 4: Tepees on the Landscape: The Cardenases and the Native American Church -- 5: The Mustang Plains: Amada's Place in the '60s and '70s -- 6: Amada's Home: A Worldly Place -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- 7: Saint, Mom, and Grandma on Sacred Peyote Grounds -- 8: Amada's Love -- Conclusion: Amada's Legacy -- Appendix: Legal Documents and Landmark Charters of Incorporation in Native American Church History -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Back Cover.
Schaefer's book weaves together the geography, biology, history, cultures, and religions that created the unique life of Mrs. Cardenas and the people she knew.
9780826356222
Cardenas, Amada.
Native American Church of North America.
Mexican American women -- Biography.
Mexican Americans -- Social life and customs.
Mexican Americans -- Religion.
Peyotism.
Electronic books.
E184.M5 -- .S322 2015eb
305.48/86872073