Made in the Margins
Hjamil A. Martinez-Vazquez
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Paperback. Deconstructing the canon of American religious history Series: New Perspectives on Latina/o Religion. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HRC; JFSL4. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 171 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
Though the writing of US religious history has become increasingly open to new voices, Hjamil A. Martínez-Vázquez argues that those voices have yet to challenge effectively the dominant Eurocentric historical perspective. In this first Latina/o American religious historiography, Martínez-Vázquez critiques the traditional narrative not for what it says, but for what it does not say. Made in the Margins considers the ways in which traditional historiography has favored a specific understanding of US religious history and offers a new method of constructing Latina/o histories as ""subaltern."" And, in so doing, Made in the Margins ably begins the necessary conversation about ... Read more
Though the writing of US religious history has become increasingly open to new voices, Hjamil A. Martínez-Vázquez argues that those voices have yet to challenge effectively the dominant Eurocentric historical perspective. In this first Latina/o American religious historiography, Martínez-Vázquez critiques the traditional narrative not for what it says, but for what it does not say. Made in the Margins considers the ways in which traditional historiography has favored a specific understanding of US religious history and offers a new method of constructing Latina/o histories as ""subaltern."" And, in so doing, Made in the Margins ably begins the necessary conversation about ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Baylor University Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives on Latina/o Religion
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Waco, United States
ISBN
9781602581999
SKU
V9781602581999
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About Hjamil A. Martinez-Vazquez
Hjamil A. MartA-nez-VA zquez is an independent scholar serving as Online Instructor for institutions such as Azusa Pacific Online University and the University of Phoenix.
Reviews for Made in the Margins
"Martanez-Vazquez addresses big issues that no analyst of Latino/a religious history or North American religion can afford to ignore."
Timothy Matovina, University of Notre Dame "Martanez-Vazquez successfully proposes a thorough decolonizing approach to Latina/o religious history
one that dares to acknowledge, deconstruct, and overcome the colonial gaze that all too often surreptitiously undergirds even most of our own liberatory efforts ... Read more
Timothy Matovina, University of Notre Dame "Martanez-Vazquez successfully proposes a thorough decolonizing approach to Latina/o religious history
one that dares to acknowledge, deconstruct, and overcome the colonial gaze that all too often surreptitiously undergirds even most of our own liberatory efforts ... Read more