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Goddess of the Americas

Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe

Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe

Writings on the Virgin of Guadalupe

Edited by Ana Castillo

Edited by Ana Castillo

Edited by Ana Castillo

Edited by Ana Castillo

By Ana Castillo
Read by Elena Rey, Leonel Garza, Mary Castillo and Victoria Villarreal

By Ana Castillo
Read by Elena Rey, Leonel Garza, Mary Castillo and Victoria Villarreal

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Oct 01, 1997 | ISBN 9781573226301

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    About Goddess of the Americas

    Goddess of the Americas is a brilliant essay collection and an impassioned, unorthodox celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe: mother goddess, patron saint of Mexico, protector of the downtrodden, who made her first appearance on American soil in 1531. Through a variety of forms — original essays, historical writings, short fiction, drama, and poetry — the illustrious contributors to this literary anthology examine the impact this potent deity, the Lady of Guadalupe, has had on the people and culture of Mexico, and her influence beyond that country, in Latin America, North America, and Europe.

    An unprecedented contribution to the literature of the Americas, Goddess of the Americas is an invigorating investigation, an idiosyncratic adoration, and a profound recognition of our need for the sacred, unwavering love of the mother goddess.

    Francisco Alarcon * Luis Alfaro * Gloria Anzaldua * Ronnie Burk * Rosario Castellanos * Ana Castillo * Denise Chavez * Sandra Cisneros * Felipe Ehrenberg * Clarissa Pinkola Estes * Rosario Ferre * Francisco Goldman * Guillermo Gomez-Pena * F. Gonzalez-Crussi * Nancy Mairs * Ruben Martinez * Pat Mora * Cherrie Moraga * Octavio Paz * Elena Poniatowska * Margaret Randall * Jeanette Rodriguez * Luis Rodriguez * Richard Rodriguez * Miriam Sagan * Luisah Teish * Liliana Valenzuela

    About Goddess of the Americas

    Goddess of the Americas is a brilliant essay collection and an impassioned, unorthodox celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe: mother goddess, patron saint of Mexico, protector of the downtrodden, who made her first appearance on American soil in 1531. Through a variety of forms — original essays, historical writings, short fiction, drama, and poetry — the illustrious contributors to this literary anthology examine the impact this potent deity, the Lady of Guadalupe, has had on the people and culture of Mexico, and her influence beyond that country, in Latin America, North America, and Europe.

    An unprecedented contribution to the literature of the Americas, Goddess of the Americas is an invigorating investigation, an idiosyncratic adoration, and a profound recognition of our need for the sacred, unwavering love of the mother goddess.

    Francisco Alarcon * Luis Alfaro * Gloria Anzaldua * Ronnie Burk * Rosario Castellanos * Ana Castillo * Denise Chavez * Sandra Cisneros * Felipe Ehrenberg * Clarissa Pinkola Estes * Rosario Ferre * Francisco Goldman * Guillermo Gomez-Pena * F. Gonzalez-Crussi * Nancy Mairs * Ruben Martinez * Pat Mora * Cherrie Moraga * Octavio Paz * Elena Poniatowska * Margaret Randall * Jeanette Rodriguez * Luis Rodriguez * Richard Rodriguez * Miriam Sagan * Luisah Teish * Liliana Valenzuela

    About Goddess of the Americas

    Goddess of the Americas is a brilliant essay collection and an impassioned, unorthodox celebration of the Virgin of Guadalupe: mother goddess, patron saint of Mexico, protector of the downtrodden, who made her first appearance on American soil in 1531. Through a variety of forms — original essays, historical writings, short fiction, drama, and poetry — the illustrious contributors to this literary anthology examine the impact this potent deity, the Lady of Guadalupe, has had on the people and culture of Mexico, and her influence beyond that country, in Latin America, North America, and Europe.

    An unprecedented contribution to the literature of the Americas, Goddess of the Americas is an invigorating investigation, an idiosyncratic adoration, and a profound recognition of our need for the sacred, unwavering love of the mother goddess.

    Francisco Alarcon * Luis Alfaro * Gloria Anzaldua * Ronnie Burk * Rosario Castellanos * Ana Castillo * Denise Chavez * Sandra Cisneros * Felipe Ehrenberg * Clarissa Pinkola Estes * Rosario Ferre * Francisco Goldman * Guillermo Gomez-Pena * F. Gonzalez-Crussi * Nancy Mairs * Ruben Martinez * Pat Mora * Cherrie Moraga * Octavio Paz * Elena Poniatowska * Margaret Randall * Jeanette Rodriguez * Luis Rodriguez * Richard Rodriguez * Miriam Sagan * Luisah Teish * Liliana Valenzuela

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    About Ana Castillo

    Ana Castillo is the author of the novels The Guardians, Peel My Love Like an Onioin, So Far from God, The Mixquiahuala Letters, and Sapogonia. She has written a story collection, Loverboys; the crtitical study Massacre of the Dreamers; the… More about Ana Castillo

    About Ana Castillo

    Ana Castillo is the author of the novels The Guardians, Peel My Love Like an Onioin, So Far from God, The Mixquiahuala Letters, and Sapogonia. She has written a story collection, Loverboys; the crtitical study Massacre of the Dreamers; the… More about Ana Castillo

    About Ana Castillo

    Ana Castillo is the author of the novels The Guardians, Peel My Love Like an Onioin, So Far from God, The Mixquiahuala Letters, and Sapogonia. She has written a story collection, Loverboys; the crtitical study Massacre of the Dreamers; the… More about Ana Castillo

    Product Details

    Category: Religion

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Oct 01, 1997 | 256 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9781573226301

    Category: Religion

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Riverhead Books
    Oct 01, 1997 | 256 Pages | ISBN 9780593713884

    Category: Religion | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $17.50
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Mar 04, 2025 | 480 Minutes | ISBN 9780593786604

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    Praise

    “Brilliant… [a] profoundly moving and original collection of writings about the goddess… [a] mind-expanding and soulful anthology.” — Booklist (starred review)

    “Marvelous… an entertaining read for readers willing to look outside traditional understandings of the Marian theology to a broader horizon in which the religious and the cultural intersect.” — Publishers Weekly

    Table Of Contents

    Ana Castillo: Introduction

    F. Gonzalez-Crussi: The Anatomy of a Virgin

    Miriam Sagan: Hotel Flora

    Richard Rodriguez: India

    Jeanette Rodriguez: Guadalupe: The Feminine Face of God

    Francisco X. Alarcón: Tonantzin

    Clarissa Pinkola Estés: Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart

    Sandra Cisneros: Guadalupe the Sex Goddess

    Gloria Anzaldúa: Coatlalopeuh: She Who Has Dominion Over Serpents

    Francisco Goldman: Maximón-San Simón

    Cherríe Moraga: El mito azteca

    Ana Castillo: Extraordinarily Woman

    Rosario Ferré: The Battle of the Virgins

    Pat Mora: Coatlicue’s Rules: Advice from an Aztec Goddess

    Liliana Valenzuela: Virgencity, Give Us a Chance

    Rubén Martínez: The Undocumented Virgin

    Margaret Randall: Guadalupe, Subversive Virgin

    Cherríe Moraga: Our Lady of the Cannery Workers

    Luis J. Rodríguez: “Forgive Me, Mother, for My Crazy Life”

    Luisah Teish: The Warrior Queen: Encounters with a Latin Lady

    Rosario Castellanos: Once Again Sor Juana

    Ronnie Burk: Retablo

    Denise Chávez: Novena Narrativas y Ofrendas Nuevomexicanas

    Felipe Ehrenberg: Framing an Icon: Guadalupe and the Artist’s Vision

    Guillermo Gómez-Peña: The Two Guadalupes

    Luis Alfaro: The Doll

    Nancy Mairs: Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Soup

    Miriam Sagan: Passover

    Octavio Paz: The Sons of La Malinche

    Francisco X. Alarcón: Tlazolteotl

    Elena Poniatowska: “Don’t Go Away, I’m Going to Bring You Something”

    Notes on the Contributors

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