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There was a woman La Llorona from folklore to popular culture

Title
There was a woman [electronic resource] : La Llorona from folklore to popular culture / Domino Renee Perez.
Author
Perez, Domino Renee, 1967-
Publication
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.

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Details

Description
1 online resource (xix, 272 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.)
Uniform Title
There was a woman (Online)
Alternative Title
There was a woman (Online)
Subject
  • Llorona (Legendary character)
  • Legends > Mexico
  • Popular culture > Mexico
  • Mexican Americans > Folklore
  • Mexico > Folklore
  • United States > Folklore
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
A five-hundred-year history : traditional La Llorona tales -- Revision and the process of critical interrogation -- Infamy and activism : La Llorona as resistance -- "Long before the weeping" : re-turning La Llorona -- La Llorona lore as intercultural dialogue -- A new generation of cultural/critical readers.
LCCN
2008006870
OCLC
ssj0000258400
Author
Perez, Domino Renee, 1967-
Title
There was a woman [electronic resource] : La Llorona from folklore to popular culture / Domino Renee Perez.
Imprint
Austin : University of Texas Press, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-253) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available onsite at NYPL
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