What I Think about the Topic
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| A photograph of Teresa Urrea |
For this blog, I will be focusing on the Latino USA podcast titled "Teresa Urrea: The Mexican Joan of Arc" hosted by producer María Esquinca, along with guests David Romo, and Dr. Yolanda Leyva. Basically what I have learned about this podcast is that Teresa Urrea, a revolutionary and a mystical healer at the age of 19 was exiled from Mexico by the dictator Porfirio Díaz, and was called the most dangerous girl in the country, ultimately her life was erased from history books and museums, here's how she was described "Teresa Urrea was a 'curandera' who used herbs and traditional indigenous healing methods, but there are also varoius accounts of Teresa having a special power. She could heal through her touch." (Latino 3:59-4:12)
What I liked about this topic is the detail that Teresa Urrea not only represent Latino Catholicism, but also the traditional religious identities. Through her model of love, equality, and miraculous power, she was able to inspire people to stand for themselves against the dictatorship. Again, we're seeing a great example of harmony between the European ideas and traditional practices. What I didn't like is simply that we can't get a graphic knowledge of what the place she lived looks like, which could greatly help the topic since that the place was mentioned mutiple times through the podcast.
JSTOR Information
The JSTOR article I have selected for this blog is called "Teresa Urrea: Mexican Mystic, Healer, and Apocalyptic Revolutionary" by Alex Nava. The reason I have selected this article is because it serves as a good expression alongside the introduction from podcast. It examined her power in religious ways and explained the phenomenons. I think we could have a great understanding with the connection of this JSTOR article and the podcast, as the podcast introduced her history to us. In addressing the oppression of Porfirio Díaz, the article explained this well, "People of Mexico—especially indigenous groups—began to flock to her hoping that she would bring God's presence to the troubled and chaotic circumstances of their lives."(Teresa 1)
My Summary
In conclusion, Teresa Urrea not only was a a model for those who would cannot the oppression and dictatorship, but she also refresh our minds with how Catholic expressions are not limited with only European ideas, but free for indigenous mysticism like curanderismo, "Curanderismo is not limited to the physical body. It concerns itself with the psychological, spiritual, social and health needs of a person, that mind and body are connected."(Latino 11:51-12:03)
Through these aspects of politics and religion, Teresa Urrea was able to change people' lives, "The interaction between mysticism and politics in the life of Teresa Urrea is an intriguing and fascinating story. As argued in this article mysticism manifests primal and archaic experiences and traditions. Teresa's mystical experiences point to a greater awareness of her participation in the natural world, especially through her spiritual art of healing."(Teresa 19) I'm happy I can focus on this topic, which is heavily associated with my theme for the class, religion. In here, we see that religon can affect folk lives through the works of marvelous people like Teresa Urrea.
Youtube, by Mexico Unexplained
Works Cited
Alex Nava. “Teresa Urrea: Mexican Mystic, Healer, and Apocalyptic Revolutionary.” Journal of the American Academy of Religion, vol. 73, no. 2, [Oxford University Press, American Academy of Religion], 2005, pp. 497–519, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4139807. Accessed 24 Nov. 2021.
Holden, Frances Mayhugh. “TSHA | Urrea, Teresa.” Www.tshaonline.org, www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/urrea-teresa. Accessed 24 Nov. 2021.
"Latino USA, Teresa Urrea: The Mexican Joan of Arc.” Www.capradio.org, www.capradio.org/news/latino-usa/. Accessed 24 Nov. 2021.
“Teresa Urrea: Mexican Mystic, Healer and Revolutionary; Mexico Unexplained: Episode 259.” Www.youtube.com, www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPFMRbh0xNA. Accessed 24 Nov. 2021.
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