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Title: A Handbook on Guadalupe by Brother Francis Mary, Francis Mary ISBN: 0-9652044-2-1 Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: March, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.6 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A readable, in-depth resource
Comment: This book does a wonderful job of bringing together a very readable collection of articles (by scholars, scientists and theologians) on the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and its history.
It was put together by the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate in order to create an accessible source of information about Our Lady of Guadalupe: there is background historical information on both Spain and the Aztec Empire, on the miracle itself and the people involved in it (including information about the historical research on this, for those who are interested), on fascinating scientific studies on the tilma (such as discussion of the incredible fact that the image was imprinted on a "tilma", rough clothing material worn by the Aztecs, made from reed fibers, which disintegrates within a couple of decades, and yet it is still in perfect condition today!), theology on it, and more.
I definetely recommend it for anyone interested in any of those topics.
Rating: 1
Summary: People please open your eyes!
Comment: The Lady of Guadalupe was a Spanish invention used to calm down the indigenous revolts against the Conquistadores. There are even published letters from the time of the Conquista where the intentions of "Creating a local Myth" are clearly mentioned.
The Conquistadores had noticed that indians were burying their idols beneath temples when they were being used as slaves to build them. The indians would then pretend to be praying to Western gods when in reality they were praying to their own.
Sadly a few generations down the burying of aztec idols was forgotten and the Spaniards succeeded in "trading religions" to the locals.
Religion has always been used as a tool to control populations. The comfort you feel in thinking about god comes from within you, not from above. It's sad that my country (Mexico) is known as being proud of having been fooled by the Spaniards.
Rating: 2
Summary: Unbiased Love for the Virgin of Guadalupe
Comment: This book was totally biased! For one, the authors are all theologians or participants in the Catholic faith and second, they favor Eurocentric thought. The Virgin cannot be spoken about from a Eurocentric perspective alone for she is a symbol of mixed identity, that of Indigenous and Spanish/European ancestry.
My advice to anyone interested in learning about the Virgin from a holistic perspective would be for him/her to read other books in addition to this one.
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Title: Acheiropoeta: Not Made By Hands: The Miraculous Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Holy Shroud of Turin by Thomas Mary Sennott ISBN: 089870734X Publisher: Ignatius Press Pub. Date: March, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: The Aztec Virgin: The Secret Mystical Tradition of Our Lady of Guadalupe by John Mini ISBN: 0965782506 Publisher: Trans-Hyperborean Institute of Science Pub. Date: 27 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Origins and Sources of a Mexican National Symbol, 1531-1797 by Stafford Poole ISBN: 0816516235 Publisher: University of Arizona Press Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Mexican Phoenix : Our Lady of Guadalupe: Image and Tradition across Five Centuries by D. A. Brading ISBN: 0521531608 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 19 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: The Road to Guadalupe: A Modern Pilgrimage to the Goddess of the Americas by Eryk Hanut ISBN: 1585421200 Publisher: J. P. Tarcher Pub. Date: 11 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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