The margins of the Americas borders that are at once physical and societal engender sacred figures who walk the fine line between sinfulness and sanctity. In worship and artistic representation alike, these entities reflect and impact the experiences of those who regularly struggle with harsh and frequently dangerous economic, political, legal, geographic, gender, and racial realities.

In this volume, Patrick A. Polk and his fellow authors examine a series of?crucial, and often controversial, divine beings from Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, Argentina, and the United States. They also...