La Llorona's Children

La Llorona's Children
Author: Luis D. León
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 341
Release: 2004-04-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0520223519

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"A new interpretive map of the borderlands as space, trope, meaning, and creative landscape inhabited and reimagined by Mexican and Mexican American peoples. Leon weaves together saints, healers, writers, movements and ideas with skill, bringing a fresh critical mind to Chicano/Latino and Religious studies."—David Carrasco, Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America, Harvard University "In this sweeping and ambitious book, Leon explores Mexican and Chicano religious practices that move 'beyond' colonialism . . . ."—José David Saldivar


La Llorona's Children
Language: en
Pages: 341
Authors: Luis D. León
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004-04-29 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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"A new interpretive map of the borderlands as space, trope, meaning, and creative landscape inhabited and reimagined by Mexican and Mexican American peoples. Le
La Llorona
Language: es
Pages: 34
Authors: Joe Hayes
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: Cinco Puntos Press

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A retelling, in parallel English and Spanish text, of the traditional tale told in the Southwest and in Mexico of how the beautiful Maria became a ghost.
Prietita Y la Llorona
Language: en
Pages: 46
Authors: Gloria Anzaldúa
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1995 - Publisher: Children's Book Press

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All her life, Prietita has heard terrifying tales of "la llorona", the legendary ghost of a woman who steals children at night. When she actually encounters the
La Llorona
Language: en
Pages: 44
Authors: Wim Coleman
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-01 - Publisher: Red Chair Press

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La Llorona (The Crying Woman) is a sad and haunting tale from Mexico. Parents have told the story for hundreds of years to misbehaving children and to guard aga
Maya's Children
Language: en
Pages: 40
Authors: Rudolfo A. Anaya
Categories: Juvenile Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1996 - Publisher: Hyperion Books

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In ancient Mexico, the beautiful and magical grandchildren of the Sun God are endangered by the threat of Senor Tiempo who, jealous of their immortality, plots