Searching for Madre Matiana : Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico.
Wright-Rios, Edward.
Searching for Madre Matiana : Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (407 pages) - Diálogos Series . - Diálogos Series .
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: A National Seer -- 1: Mystical Matters, Mystical Madres: The Legacy of Female Piety in Mexico -- 2: The Protagonists of Print -- 3: Of Almanacs and Magic Lanterns -- 4: Nuestra vidente: Mexico's Messenger of Catholic Resurgence -- PART II: Fitting Fanáticas -- 5: Eso no tiene madre: Satire and Seer in Revolutionary Mexico -- 6: Picturing the Prophetess: Lola Álvarez Bravo's Madre Matiana -- 7: A Disjointed Modernity: Madre Matiana and the Writings of Agustín Yáñez -- Conclusion: Mexico's Matianas -- Appendix: The Prophecies of Matiana -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Edward Wright-Rios examines the much-maligned--and sometimes celebrated--character of Madre Matiana and her position in the development of Mexico.
9780826346605
Matiana, -- Madre -- Prophecies.
Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History.
Women in the Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History.
Mexico -- Church history -- 19th century.
Mexico -- History -- Prophecies.
Electronic books.
BX1428.3 .S75 2014
282/.72
Searching for Madre Matiana : Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (407 pages) - Diálogos Series . - Diálogos Series .
Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I: A National Seer -- 1: Mystical Matters, Mystical Madres: The Legacy of Female Piety in Mexico -- 2: The Protagonists of Print -- 3: Of Almanacs and Magic Lanterns -- 4: Nuestra vidente: Mexico's Messenger of Catholic Resurgence -- PART II: Fitting Fanáticas -- 5: Eso no tiene madre: Satire and Seer in Revolutionary Mexico -- 6: Picturing the Prophetess: Lola Álvarez Bravo's Madre Matiana -- 7: A Disjointed Modernity: Madre Matiana and the Writings of Agustín Yáñez -- Conclusion: Mexico's Matianas -- Appendix: The Prophecies of Matiana -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Edward Wright-Rios examines the much-maligned--and sometimes celebrated--character of Madre Matiana and her position in the development of Mexico.
9780826346605
Matiana, -- Madre -- Prophecies.
Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History.
Women in the Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History.
Mexico -- Church history -- 19th century.
Mexico -- History -- Prophecies.
Electronic books.
BX1428.3 .S75 2014
282/.72