The Virgin of El Barrio: Marian Apparitions, Catholic Evangelizing, and Mexican American Activism

by Kristy Nabhan-Warren

Book Overview

In 1998, a Mexican American woman named Estela Ruiz began seeing visions of the Virgin Mary in south Phoenix. The apparitions and messages spurred the creation of Mary's Ministries, a Catholic evangelizing group, and its sister organization, ESPIRITU, which focuses on community-based initiatives and social justice for Latinos/as.
Based on ten years of participant observation and in-depth interviews, The Virgin of El Barrio traces the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814758258
• ISBN13: 9780814758250
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 13.7" x 8.9"