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Revelation in Aztlán: Scriptures, Utopias, and the Chicano Movement (The Bible and Cultural Studies) by Jacqueline M. Hidalgo (auth.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Bridging the fields of Religion and Latina/o Studies, this book fills a gap by examining the “spiritual” rhetoric and practices of the Chicano movement. Bringing new theoretical life to biblical studies and Chicana/o writings from the 1960s, such as El Plan Espiritual de Aztlán and El Plan de Santa Barbara, Jacqueline M. Hidalgo boldly makes the case that peoples, for whom historical memories of displacement loom large, engage scriptures in order to make and contest homes. Movement literature drew upon and defied the scriptural legacies of Revelation, a Christian scriptural text that also carries a displaced homing dream. Through the slipperiness of utopian imaginations, these texts become places of belonging for those whose belonging has otherwise been questioned. Hidalgo’s elegant comparative study articulates as never before how Aztlán and the new Jerusalem’s imaginative power rest in their ambiguities, their ambivalence, and the significance that people ascribe to them. ** Review “Hidalgo lifts the veil on the intersections between the imaginary of the Bible, particularly the book of Revelation, and the scripturalizing discourses of the Chicano/a movements of the 1960s and 70s.

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Author

Jacqueline M. Hidalgo (auth.)

Publisher

Palgrave Macmillan US Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781137592132

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Science, Sociology