Chicano/a Studies 320-SDSU
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- NEOCOLONIAL MODERNIST THEORY
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a. Strategy engineered by Franciscans for the conversion of the Indians
b. At tepyac, the Aztec worshipped a fertility goddessïƒ Tonantzin (our lady mother)…Thus, the Guadalupe of history is an “instrument of colonization and evangelization, a tool to dupe the Indians†- POST-COLONIAL THEORY
- a. Enables cultural mixing, for she embodies and represents the synthesis of the Indian and the Spanish
- ICONOCLASTIC THEORY
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a. Apparition story has no objective factual basis in history, it probably didn’t occur and that Juan Diego didn’t exist.
b. Meaningsless symbol
c. Silence until 17th century when criollos “appropriated†the story for themselves as a symbol of their divine election - Tohantzin
- Fertility goddess worshipped by the Aztecs at Tepyac
- What are the THREE theories of the story of Guadalupe?
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1. Neocolonial Modernist
2. Post-colonial
3. Iconoclastic - What did Mexicanos in LA refer to themselves in the 1930's?
- Mexicanos de afuera
- What does MELA stand for and what is its significance?
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Mothers of East LA
-It is significant because it is an alteration of catholicism which includes a blending of authentic faith and activisits politics to the left - Who is father Greg Boyle and what is he known for?
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He is known as the "gang priest"
-He believd that it is not enough to do "jesus talk" and that the root causes of gangs don't go away once you stick your nose in a bible (it is more of a life change) - What percent of Latinos are catholic?
- 70%
- What percent of Latinos are protestant?
- 23%
- What is Victory Outreach?
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It is a place where chicano gang members can go for help.
-it is an outreach ministry referred to as the "junkie church" because of its special mission to drug addicts - Evangelico
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one who evangelizes
the Christian who preaches the gospel the most
the most protestant of the protestant
give simple and plausible answers - Today, most “lapsed catholics†come to Alcance Victoria because
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they enjoy the company of others,
the feeling of belonging,
the music,
the message of secutiry and control over life
emotional fulfillment
friendship
intimacy - CHICANOS BECOME PROTESTANTS BECAUSE:
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-persons which to be involved in the teachings
-persons allowed, required, to proselytize
-strict adherence to rules of behavior that control - -what is considered antisocial behavior:
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Smoking
Drinking
Dancing
Cussing