Introduction

INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC

     

     This is a project focusing on how women are viewed in religion, mainly how the Virgin Mary is viewed through the lens of Chicana art. To begin with, there is a discussion on how women contribute to modern day religion and their role as active participant. Next the topic of how art is an effective tool in portraying religious beliefs is discussed as well as what the traditional Virgin of Guadalupe looks like. The next few posts discuss Chicana artists and art which challenge this traditional view of the Virgin of Guadalupe in the name of feminism. Most of the observations made in these posts deal with the Virgin as a symbol of the feminist ideal and the activeness of women, rather than the passive outlook that Christianity sometimes portrays females to have.

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