Paul J Vanderwood

Juan Soldado

Rapist, Murderer, Martyr, Saint

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Produktbeschreibung

Investigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Duke University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2004
• Englisch
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9780822334040
• ISBN-10: 0822334046
• Artikelnr.: 13931415

Autorenporträt

Paul J. Vanderwood

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xi
Acknowledgments xv
I. The Crime
1. Notions of Justice 3
2. Aftermath 51
II. Circumstances
3. Tijuana 75
4. Mexico for the Mexicans 104
5. Riding the Roller Coaster 137
III. Belief
6. Witness to Execution 173
7. Criminals and Saints 201
8. Closer to God 249
9. John the Soldier 275
Notes 293
Sources 311
Index 327