From Patmos to the Barrio Subverting Imperial Myths

Name: From Patmos to the Barrio Subverting Imperial Myths
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ISBN: 9780800662592

ISBN-10: 0800662598

ISBN-13: 9780800662592

Edition: 2008

Authors: David A. Sanchez

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Snchez's subject is the power of imperial myths and the subversive power unleashed when resistance movements take over those myths for their own purposes. Moving from John of Patmos's inversion of Roman imperial mythology in Revelation 12 to the indigenous appropriation of Spanish symbolism and mythology, in seventeenth-century Mexico, Snchez then explores the continuing power of the Virgin of Guadalupe (La Guadalupana) to inspire movements for a better society in our own day. From Patmos to the Barrio reveals new insights into the biblical Apocalypse of John, and the enduring power of its legacy down to the present day, and includes contemporary translations of two important 17th century…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress, Publishers
Publication date: 7/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 222
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English