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Spanish American Saints and the Rhetoric of Identity, 1600-1810
Spanish American Saints and the Rhetoric of Identity 16001810
Author: Ronald J. Morgan
Examines the collective function of the saint's Life from 1600 to the end of the colonial period, arguing that this literary form served not only to prove the protagonist's sanctity and move the faithful to veneration, but also to reinforce sentiments of group pride and solidarity. Through close readings of hagiographies of five New World holy p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780816521401
ISBN-10: 0816521409
Publication Date: 3/1/2002
Pages: 238
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Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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