Shrines and Miraculous Images : Religious Life in Mexico Before the Reforma [1 ed.] 9780826348555, 9780826348531

The vast literature on Our Lady of Guadalupe dominates the study of shrines and religious practices in Mexico. But there

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Shrines and Miraculous Images : Religious Life in Mexico Before the Reforma [1 ed.]
9780826348555, 9780826348531

Posits an underlying religious impetus for modernity in Mexico, claiming that the Catholic Church nursed a reform moveme

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This nuanced book considers the role of religion and religiosity in modern Mexico, breaking new ground with an emphasis

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Originally published in 1843, Fanny Calderon de la Barca, gives her spirited account of living in Mexico–from her travel

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As we ponder the meaning of life, we experience yearnings to know the distant past, to obtain understanding of our spiri

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The political conflict during Mexico's Reform era in the mid-nineteenth century was a visceral battle between ideol

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In Life Before Life psychologist Helen Wambach asked 750 subjects under hypnosis about their pre-birth memories. Questio

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In Life Before Life psychologist Helen Wambach asked 750 subjects under hypnosis about their pre-birth memories. Questio

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