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MAPPING THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE IN THE NICAN MOPOHUA AND CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTES'S UNTIE THE STRONG WOMAN
University of West Florida
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2017
Abstract
The image of La Nuestra Sefiora de Guadalupe (Our Lady of Guadalupe) has become one of the most popular cultural icons of all time. This paper looks at the image and its treatment in the sixteenth century poem entitled Nican Mopohua and in a contemporary work by Clarissa Pinkola Estes entitled Blessed Mother's Immaculate Love for the Wild Soul: Untie the Strong Woman. Both works suggest that one cannot begin to comprehend the force of this mother unless one looks at her through the eyes of the people who received her, the sixteenth century Nahuas. Seeing the image of Guadalupe through a Nahuatl lens demonstrates how, over five centuries, she had become a site in which those who are alienated, oppressed, or marginalized are able to map themselves. Today, she serves as a way by which to pinpoint, not only one's personal meaning, but also one's physical location. She is mother and mother is a sacred place: home. She powerfully serves as a portal for recapturing what is lost: the sacredness of everyday life, the lived stories of people from all cultures, and resistance to conquerors. The paper concludes with original poetry that maps contemporary men and women in the modern Mary.
Details
- Title
- MAPPING THE VIRGIN OF GUADALUPE IN THE NICAN MOPOHUA AND CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTES'S UNTIE THE STRONG WOMAN
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Publisher
- University of West Florida
- Format
- text
- Identifiers
- 99380090749606600
- Academic Unit
- English
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida