Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and BeyondJohn Wiley & Sons, 4 de febr. 2009 - 240 pàgines Each October, as the Day of the Dead draws near, Mexican markets overflow with decorated breads, fanciful paper cutouts, and whimsical toy skulls and skeletons. To honor deceased relatives, Mexicans decorate graves and erect home altars. Drawing on a rich array of historical and ethnographic evidence, this volume reveals the origin and changing character of this celebrated holiday. It explores the emergence of the Day of the Dead as a symbol of Mexican and Mexican-American national identity. Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead poses a serious challenge to the widespread stereotype of the morbid Mexican, unafraid of death, and obsessed with dying. In fact, the Day of the Dead, as shown here, is a powerful affirmation of life and creativity. Beautifully illustrated, this book is essential for anyone interested in Mexican culture, art, and folklore, as well as contemporary globalization and identity formation. |
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... México in Mexico City, and the Archivo de Indias and the Escuela de Estudios Latinoamericanos in Seville. Librarians at ... National Endowment for the Humanities, and UC-MEXUS. I express my gratitude to all of these organizations for the ...
... México in Mexico City, and the Archivo de Indias and the Escuela de Estudios Latinoamericanos in Seville. Librarians at ... National Endowment for the Humanities, and UC-MEXUS. I express my gratitude to all of these organizations for the ...
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... Mexicans forms an integral part of most portrayals of Mexican national character, an attitude that this book examines thoroughly, particularly in the concluding chapter. This reputation of what I term the morbid Mexican is in large part ...
... Mexicans forms an integral part of most portrayals of Mexican national character, an attitude that this book examines thoroughly, particularly in the concluding chapter. This reputation of what I term the morbid Mexican is in large part ...
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... Mexicans, foreigners, and peoples of Mexican descent, the holiday has come to symbolize Mexico and Mexicanness. Within Mexico, it is a key symbol of national identity. In the United States, where the holiday is also widely observed, it ...
... Mexicans, foreigners, and peoples of Mexican descent, the holiday has come to symbolize Mexico and Mexicanness. Within Mexico, it is a key symbol of national identity. In the United States, where the holiday is also widely observed, it ...
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The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond Stanley Brandes. important within Mexican ... national periods, playfulness at cemeteries in central Mexico occasionally ... Mexican mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead, and not another, the garden ...
The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond Stanley Brandes. important within Mexican ... national periods, playfulness at cemeteries in central Mexico occasionally ... Mexican mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead, and not another, the garden ...
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... national identity. Mexicans and others today invoke the history of the Day ... Mexican history previously ignored in the literature but also highlight general features ... Mexico's Day of the Dead. The Mexican response to this 14 Introduction.
... national identity. Mexicans and others today invoke the history of the Day ... Mexican history previously ignored in the literature but also highlight general features ... Mexico's Day of the Dead. The Mexican response to this 14 Introduction.
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PART 2 HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS | 17 |
2 THE SWEETNESS OF DEATH | 19 |
3 SKULLS AND SKELETONS | 43 |
PART 3 CONTEMPORARY TRANSFORMATIONS | 67 |
4 TOURISM AND THE STATE | 69 |
5 THE POETICS OF DEATH | 93 |
6 THE DAY OF THE DEAD AND HALLOWEEN | 117 |
7 TEACHING THE DAY OF THE DEAD | 133 |
8 CREATIVITY AND COMMUNITY | 154 |
PART 5 CONCLUSION | 179 |
9 MEXICAN VIEWS OF DEATH | 181 |
REFERENCES | 195 |
INDEX | 211 |
Colour Plates | 221 |
PART 4 NORTH OF THE BORDER | 131 |
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