Author : Nasario García
Publisher : Texas Tech University Press
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 43,72 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780896726079
"A collection of bilingual oral stories (Spanish/English) of witchcraft and the supernatural (including tales of sorcerers; witches; La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker; and apparitions) from old-timers and young people whose ages range from ninety-eight to seventeen and who live in Latin America and the American Southwest"--From the publisher.
Author : Bodil Christensen
Publisher :
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 10,61 MB
Release : 1979
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Raquel Romberg
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 11,90 MB
Release : 2009-05-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0292774605
Persecuted as evil during colonial times, considered charlatans during the nation-building era, Puerto Rican brujos (witch-healers) today have become spiritual entrepreneurs who advise their clients not only in consultation with the spirits but also in compliance with state laws and new economic opportunities. Combining trance, dance, magic, and healing practices with expertise in the workings of the modern welfare state, they help lawyers win custody suits, sick employees resolve labor disability claims, single mothers apply for government housing, or corporation managers maximize their commercial skills. Drawing on extensive fieldwork among practicing brujos, this book presents a masterful history and ethnography of Puerto Rican brujería (witch-healing). Raquel Romberg explores how brujería emerged from a blending of popular Catholicism, Afro-Latin religions, French Spiritism, and folk Protestantism and also looks at how it has adapted to changes in state policies and responded to global flows of ideas and commodities. She demonstrates that, far from being an exotic or marginal practice in the modern world, brujería has become an invisible yet active partner of consumerism and welfare capitalism.
Author : Victoria Chang
Publisher : Copper Canyon Press
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 1619321793
"With astringent understatement and wry economy, with nuance and intelligence and an enviable command of syntax and poetic line, Victoria Chang dissects the venerable practices of cultural piety and self-regard. She is a master of the thumbnail narrative. She can wield a dark eroticism. She is determined to tackle subject matter that is not readily subdued to the proportions of lyric. Her talent is conspicuous."—Linda Gregerson "Chang's voice is equal parts searing, vulnerable, and terrified."—American Poets Barbie Chang, Victoria Chang explores racial prejudice, sexual privilege, and the disillusionment of love through a reimagining of Barbie—perfect in the cultural imagination yet repeatedly falling short as she pursues the American dream. This energetic string of linked poems is full of wordplay, humor, and biting social commentary involving the quote-unquote speaker, Barbie Chang, a disillusioned Asian-American suburbanite. By turns woeful and passionate, playful and incisive, these poems reveal a voice insisting that "even silence is not silent." From "Barbie Chang Lives": Barbie Chang lives on Facebook has a house on Facebook street so she can erase herself Facebook is a country with no trees it allows her to believe people love her don't want to cover her Barbie Chang . . . Victoria Chang is the author of three previous poetry books. In 2013, she won the PEN Center USA Literary Award and a California Book Award. Chang teaches poetry at Chapman University and lives in Southern California.
Author : Valeria Ruelas
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 33,70 MB
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1982178167
Discover the vibrant culture of brujeria and embrace your own inner witch with this essential guide to spellcasting, spirit worship, tarot, crystals, and all the other elements of this increasingly popular lifestyle. A modern Mexican bruja is a powerful person, one who reads the tarot and performs spellwork and rituals of devotion to their spirit guides and deities. Brujeria, which translates as witchcraft in Spanish, is a unique form of spirituality that blends core elements of Afro-Indigenous beliefs. Having originated in Mexico, brujeria is now practiced in Latinx communities across the world. Valeria Ruelas was raised living every aspect of the brujeria lifestyle. From shopping at botanicas and yerberias, to casting spells, to interpreting tarot readings, Valeria has today become one of the foremost practitioners of brujeria in the US. And as part of her daily practice, she seeks to bring the intense wisdom, harmony, and spirituality that comes with living this bruja lifestyle to her followers and returning power and ancestral magic to those whose agency has been lost. Within these pages, Valeria provides you with an expert’s introductory handbook for all the aspects of brujeria, including, -Respectfully shopping at a yerberia or botanica -A complete guide to common crystals -Essentials for your altar -A introduction to tarot -Spells to bring luck, love, and good fortune -The secrets of Santa Muerte Comprehensive and inspiring, The Mexican Witch Lifestyle is the perfect guide for anyone curious to learn more about this vibrant culture of witchcraft.
Author : Ofelia García
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 39,89 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Education
ISBN :
This reader contains a selection of influential recent articles on policy and practices in bilingual education around the world, with an emphasis on the USA. After each article there is a set of student questions and activities designed to make the reading relevant and widen understanding.
Author : Nasario García
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 13,46 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : I. Martín-Junquera
Publisher : Springer
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 29,49 MB
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1137353457
Adding nuance to a global debate, esteemed scholars from Europe and North and Latin America portray the attempts in Chicano literature to provide answers to the environmental crisis. Diverse ecocritical perspectives add new meaning to the novels, short stories, drama, poetry, films, and documentaries analyzed in this timely and engaged collection.
Author : Clemente Orlando Oviedo
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 35,96 MB
Release : 2022-04-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1685170943
Hola, me gozo de estar entre sus manos; usted es la razon de mi existencia; pues tengo grandes cosas para contarte; te dire secretos de ese mundo que se mueve junto al natural y que son invisible, pues son espiritual. Todas las personas estan viviendo bajo la influencia de ese mundo invisible, pues estan siendo victimas de una usurpacion espiritual de que son objeto. Para comenzar, te cuento, que, dentro de mi, estan escritas declaraciones, de como esos espiritus se estan engendrando dentro de cada persona. Y haciendose pasar por las personas, y no solo eso, si no que ponen una personalidad en ella no deseada; y como sugestionan su mente para que obedezcan. Lo que quiero contarte es como a traves de las religiones Santeras, Espiritistas y Paleras, llegan hacerles creer a los hombres, mujeres, ninos y ancianos que tienen un nuevo padre y una madre. En dos palabras, voy a explicarte la vida secreta del mundo del ocultismo y muchas de sus ramificaciones. La humanidad necesita saber como atraen sobre poblaciones enteras, a un ejercito de maldad espiritual antes los ojos de todos sin que nadie se de cuenta. Dentro de las letras que tengo, te regalare con amor, como los pueblos puede liberarse de la muerte y de la esclavitud que producen esas fuerzas espirituales de maldad. Abreme y comprenderas las razones de mis estrofas. No queda mucho tiempo; las pruebas estan en los acontecimientos que se ven en todas partes, en este mundo que ha sido invadido. Solo Jesus puede poner la vida y salvacion. !Dios le bendiga!
Author : Pablo Hernández Encino
Publisher : Palibrio
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 12,61 MB
Release : 2012-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 146332975X
El Caballero Shánhuinic, El Hombre Serpiente y los Anillos de la Bruja Por fin, el caballero Shánhuinic, el hombre serpiente se ha liberado de las peligrosas manos del hombre. Durante siglos puso en riesgo su vida. Cuántas veces estuvo al borde de la muerte por los machetazos y garrotazos que recibió por atravesarse en los caminos convertido en esa enorme serpiente, trayendo en su espalda el pesado baúl lleno de tesoro. Pero gracias a Nicolás aún con su entorpecido cerebro pudo auxiliarlo y salvarle la vida de los últimos machetazos que recibió. Más que un reconocimiento, es un profundo agradecimiento por parte de Shánhuinic. Ese valioso baúl mágico lleno de tesoro pasa a ser propiedad legitima de Nicolás. Así decidió Tatic Mamal que se hiciera y así fue. Por su valentía y paciencia, le ha hecho merecedor de esta enorme fortuna. Ya depende de él si esta riqueza crece o se esfuma de sus manos. También se llevó los anillos de la bruja. Ojalá que le vaya bonito con todo. Creaciones, ilustraciones interiores y diseño de portada por Pablo Hernández Encino. Para comentarios acerca del autor: www.ahkabalna2100.com* www.palibrio.com
