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Summary: not what I was looking for....
Review: "Meticulously researched"? The book draws on a mere handful of references to wind up being partly Guadalupe history and partly eclectic self-help. I kept wishing it would be one or the other. If you're looking for something scholarly on the Virgin, try Ana Castillo's fine selection.
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Summary: Must Read- The Aztec Virgin
Review: AZTEC VIRGIN represents a bold, ambitious effort to uncover the origin, significance, power and hidden secrets of the Virgin of Guadalupe. While Aztec Virgin begins by touching upon the controversy betweeen those who view the Virgin as a tool of the Spanish conquerors and those who shudder at the mere thought of questioning her divinity, this dilemma is hardly its central point. Instead of becoming mired on the point of whether or not the Virgin truly appeared to Juan Diego, the book delves into a wealth of information to reveal, convincingly, the La Virgen owes most of its exhalted position in Mexican religion and culture not to the institution it represents-the Catholic Church- but its wholly uncatholic Aztec antecedents. Aztec Virgin takes you on a wonderously mystical and informative trip through the roots and traditions of the Aztec religion-in order to demonstrate how much these contributed to the geneology of the Virgin. Aztec Virgin also provodes an intricate dissection and analysis of the original Image of the Virgin itself. Aztec Virgin will certainly help you discover the beautiful, mystical and spiritual significance of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Needless to say, such knowledge has the potential to be enormously empowering on a spiritual level. Yet understanding of the Virgin can be empowering on a surprizingly practical, and utilitarian level. Read the Aztec Virgin and you may uncover answers to your personal, family, career, and (believe it or not) sex problems.
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Summary: La Guadalupana
Review: I bought this book without ever having heard of it or read it before. I am always attracted to anything on the subject of Our Lady Of Guadalupe. I was impressed with the content of this book because it presents a spiritual map inside the image of Guadalupe herself. If you are a follower of Guadalupe as divinity and Goddess then I would reccomend this book to you. The reason i have given it 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the way the book itself is written, it is a bit dull and I found it difficult to simply read straight through, it reads a little bit like a high school history text book. At any rate, check this book out along with MAGIC FROM MEXICO by Devine.
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