{"product_id":"folk-saints-of-the-borderlands-victims-bandits-and-healers","title":"Folk Saints of the Borderlands: Victims, Bandits, and Healers","description":"This extraordinary exploration of the frontiers of spirituality is the latest work of celebrated Southwestern folklorist James S. \"Big Jim\" Griffith. In Folk Saints of the Borderlands: Victims, Bandits, and Healers, Griffith introduces us to some unforgettable saints-in-the-making (or not). Meet:\n•Juan Soldado (\"John Soldier\") of Tijuana, miracle worker and unofficial patron saint and protector of illegal immigrants. But was the real Juan a martyr or a murderer?\n•Jesus Malverde, stagecoach robber and Robin Hood figure of nineteenth-century Sinaloa, Mexico, who has become the narcosanto, or saint of the drug dealers.\n•Pancho Villa, bandit, revolutionary general, and invader of New Mexico. Since his assassination in 1923 he has gained a reputation as a spiritual helper, but women who channel his spirit are advised to beware. Even in the afterlife he's a \"groper.\"\n•El Nino Fidencio, a childlike, playful figure who loved to sing, dance and dress up, began his career as a healer at the age of eight\n\nThe New York Times praises Griffith: \"He writes of the beliefs and customs of people far different from himself with a gentle tone and spirit of restraint and simple decency.\" 24 black-and-white photographs and illustrations\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1887896511\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1887896511.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Griffith, James S.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41500065169466,"sku":"DBV.1887896511.G","price":7.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1887896511-0.jpg?v=1783053329","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/folk-saints-of-the-borderlands-victims-bandits-and-healers","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}