Newly revised and updated; Mexicanos tells the rich and vibrant story of Mexicans in the United States. Emerging from the ruins of Aztec civilization and from centuries of Spanish contact with indigenous people; Mexican culture followed the Spanish colonial frontier northward and put its distinctive mark on what became the southwestern United States. Shaped by their Indian and Spanish ancestors; deeply influenced by Catholicism; and tempered by an often difficult existence; Mexicans continue to play an important role in U.S. society; even as the dominant Anglo culture strives to assimilate them. Thorough and balanced; Mexicanos makes a valuable contribution to the understanding of the Mexican population of the United States―a growing minority who are a vital presence in 21st-century America.
#2892218 in Books Patrick Taylor 2001-05-01 2001-07-18Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .49 x 6.12l; .73 #File Name: 0253214319224 pagesNation Dance Religion Identity and Cultural Difference in the Caribbean
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. interplay of traditions across CaribbeanBy Pink Noodlefrom publisher:Addresses the interplay of diverse spiritual; religious; and cultural traditions across the Caribbean.Dealing with the ongoing interaction of rich and diverse cultural traditions from Cuba and Jamaica to Guyana and Surinam; Nation Dance addresses some of the major contemporary issues in the study of Caribbean religion and identity. The book's three sections move from a focus on spirituality and healing; to theology in social and political context; and on to questions of identity and diaspora.The book begins with the voices of female practitioners and then offers a broad; interdisciplinary examination of Caribbean religion and culture. Afro-Caribbean religions; Hinduism; Judaism; Islam; and Christianity are all addressed; with specific reflections on SanterÃa; Palo Monte; Vodou; Winti; Obeah; Kali Mai; Orisha work; Spiritual Baptist faith; Spiritualism; Rastafari; Confucianism; Congregationalism; Pentecostalism; Catholicism; and liberation theology. Some essays are based on fieldwork; archival research; and textual or linguistic analysis; while others are concerned with methodological or theoretical issues. Contributors include practitioners and scholars; some very established in the field; others with fresh; new approaches; all of them come from the region or have done extensive fieldwork or research there. In these essays the poetic vitality of the practitioner's voice meets the attentive commitment of the postcolonial scholar in a dance of "nations" across the waters.
