María Del Socorro Castañeda-Liles
- Published in print:
- 2018
- Published Online:
- March 2018
- ISBN:
- 9780190280390
- eISBN:
- 9780190280437
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/oso/9780190280390.003.0009
- Subject:
- Religion, Religion and Society
Chicana feminist interpretations of Our Lady of Guadalupe tend to depart from traditional representations and have caused controversy. This chapter examines the responses of three different groups of ...
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Chicana feminist interpretations of Our Lady of Guadalupe tend to depart from traditional representations and have caused controversy. This chapter examines the responses of three different groups of women of different ages and backgrounds to some of these feminist artistic representations of Our Lady of Guadalupe in order to explore how the women articulate feminism and how their own definitions relate to their understanding of this sacred figure. The chapter analyzes how Las Damas, Las Madres, and Las Mujeres’ understanding of La Virgen informs their responses, revealing much about their understanding of feminism and the workings of lived religion in their Mexican Catholic imagination.Less
Chicana feminist interpretations of Our Lady of Guadalupe tend to depart from traditional representations and have caused controversy. This chapter examines the responses of three different groups of women of different ages and backgrounds to some of these feminist artistic representations of Our Lady of Guadalupe in order to explore how the women articulate feminism and how their own definitions relate to their understanding of this sacred figure. The chapter analyzes how Las Damas, Las Madres, and Las Mujeres’ understanding of La Virgen informs their responses, revealing much about their understanding of feminism and the workings of lived religion in their Mexican Catholic imagination.
