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Loading... Renaming Ecstasy: Latino Writings on the Sacredby Orlando Ricardo Menes
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Renaming Ecstays brings together poets who have explored experiences of the sacred in ways that are unique to Latin American culture and highlights the richness and complexity of Latino spiritual life. Because of Latin America's mestizaje of cultures, traditional Catholicism exists alongside other practices of African or indigenous origin. In their invocation of the divine, poets of Caribbean origin draw inspiration from the myths and practices of Santeria. Others write devotionally about topics that engage Latino Catholics: the matter of religious vocation and those devotional practices that connect individuals to the community and give shape to their daily lives. The collection features poetry by Benjamin Alire Saenz, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Demetria Martinez, Orlando Ricardo Menes, and Virgil Siarez, among others. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresNo genres Melvil Decimal System (DDC)811.009Literature English (North America) American poetry Specific kinds of poetry {only by more than one author} Modified standard subdivisions History, description, critical appraisal of American poetryLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |