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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... identity. In the United States, where the holiday is also widely observed, it symbolizes ethnic identity, which to some celebrants means Mexican identity, to others Latino identity, and to still others. Fig. 1.1 Cleaning a grave in ...
... identity. In the United States, where the holiday is also widely observed, it symbolizes ethnic identity, which to some celebrants means Mexican identity, to others Latino identity, and to still others. Fig. 1.1 Cleaning a grave in ...
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... identity, and to still others local community identity. Throughout this book, these themes, and others bearing on the ethnographic content and symbolic meanings of the Day of the Dead, are fully scrutinized and elaborated. For many ...
... identity, and to still others local community identity. Throughout this book, these themes, and others bearing on the ethnographic content and symbolic meanings of the Day of the Dead, are fully scrutinized and elaborated. For many ...
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... identity, to create a sense of we and they. Political and economic processes have shaped the interpretation of ritual such that particular forms of behavior have assumed symbolic import. That is, to participate in the Day of the Dead is ...
... identity, to create a sense of we and they. Political and economic processes have shaped the interpretation of ritual such that particular forms of behavior have assumed symbolic import. That is, to participate in the Day of the Dead is ...
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... identity. The main goal of this book, then, is to understand how and why the Day of the Dead has assumed an emblematic status as symbol of Mexico itself. It also explores the process through which this holiday has become transformed ...
... identity. The main goal of this book, then, is to understand how and why the Day of the Dead has assumed an emblematic status as symbol of Mexico itself. It also explores the process through which this holiday has become transformed ...
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... identity. Mexicans and others today invoke the history of the Day of the Dead as a means of affirming who they are and what their country represents. The processes through which the Day of the Dead has come to symbolize Mexico are ...
... identity. Mexicans and others today invoke the history of the Day of the Dead as a means of affirming who they are and what their country represents. The processes through which the Day of the Dead has come to symbolize Mexico are ...
Continguts
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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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