TY - BOOK AU - Wright-Rios,Edward TI - Searching for Madre Matiana: Prophecy and Popular Culture in Modern Mexico T2 - Diálogos Series SN - 9780826346605 AV - BX1428.3 .S75 2014 U1 - 282/.72 PY - 2014/// CY - Albuquerque PB - University of New Mexico Press KW - Matiana, -- Madre -- Prophecies KW - Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History KW - Women in the Catholic Church -- Mexico -- History KW - Mexico -- Church history -- 19th century KW - Mexico -- History -- Prophecies KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 N2 - Edward Wright-Rios examines the much-maligned--and sometimes celebrated--character of Madre Matiana and her position in the development of Mexico UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=1762840 ER -