Title: Mary, mother and warrior : the Virgin in Spain and the Americas /
Authors: Hall, Linda B. 1939-; Eckmann, Teresa.
Publisher: University of Texas Press,
Year: 2004
Subjects: Mary, Devotion to Latin America History.; Mary, Devotion to Spain History.; Latin America Religious life and customs.; Spain Religious life and customs.
Abstract: "This wide-ranging and highly readable book explores the veneration of the Virgin Mary in Spain and the Americas from the colonial period to the present."--Jacket.
Contents: The Spanish reverence -- Discoverers, conquerors, and Mary -- Our lady in Mexico : catechisms, confessions, dramas, and visions -- Mexico : images, fiestas, miracles, and apparitions -- The Andean virgin -- The virgin as national symbol : the cases of Bolivia, Mexico, and Argentina -- Evita and Maria : religious reverence and political resonance in Argentina -- Marian celebrations at the turn of the millennium -- Mary moves north : aspects of national identity and cultural dissemination.