Southern Anthropologist
Abstract
In South Texas stands the Basilica of the National Shrine for Our Lady of San Juan de/ Valle. People journey from all over Texas to visit the large Catholic shrine, which houses the diminutive Virgin. While the devotion began as a satellite to the original Virgin of San Juan in the state of Jalisco, Mexico, the Texas site appears to be in the process of situating itself as an independent site. Behavior at the church, such as objects left at the Virgin's altar, language use, and style of services, contributes to the unique quality of the shrine.
Relational Format
journal article
Recommended Citation
Posey, Malinda
(2000)
"The Pilgrimage for Our Lady of San Juan del Valle,"
Southern Anthropologist: Vol. 27:
No.
1, Article 4.
Available at:
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/southern_anthropologist/vol27/iss1/4
