{"product_id":"from-patmos-to-the-barrio-subverting-imperial-myths-paperback-1","title":"From Patmos to the Barrio: Subverting Imperial Myths - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid a. Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSnchez's subject is the power of imperial myths - and thesubversive power unleashed when resistance movements takeover those myths for their own purposes. Moving from Johnof Patmos's inversion of Roman imperial mythology in Revelation12 to the indigenous appropriation of Spanish symbolism andmythology, in seventeenth-century Mexico, Snchez thenexplores the continuing power of the Virgin of Guadalupe(La Guadalupana) to inspire movements for a better societyin our own day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003ePatmos to the Barrio\u003c\/i\u003e reveals new insights into the biblical Apocalypse of John, and the enduring power of its legacy down to the present day, and includes contemporary translations of two important 17th century documents concerning La Guadalupana: Luis Laso de la Vega's Huei tlamahuioltica and Miguel Snchez's Imagen de la Virgen Maria. Also included are images of La Guadalupana in the murals of East Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 11, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42591742066784,"sku":"9780800662592","price":62.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/OGJxZTFuNUtsdVIyQTFrWTNtZng2dz09.webp?v=1771368944","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/from-patmos-to-the-barrio-subverting-imperial-myths-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}