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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Pàgina 6
... funerals. Apart from its undisputed status as a major mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead has over the course of modern history been transformed into an ostentatious display of art, poetry, and creative energy. The ultimate paradox is ...
... funerals. Apart from its undisputed status as a major mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead has over the course of modern history been transformed into an ostentatious display of art, poetry, and creative energy. The ultimate paradox is ...
Pàgina 8
... mortuary ritual, which aims to satisfy both the alimentary and emotional needs of departed souls. Celebrants who re- member to provide properly for their ancestors on the Day of the Dead can, after death, expect to receive the same ...
... mortuary ritual, which aims to satisfy both the alimentary and emotional needs of departed souls. Celebrants who re- member to provide properly for their ancestors on the Day of the Dead can, after death, expect to receive the same ...
Pàgina 10
... ritual and expectations as to what such ritual can and should be. On that initial visit, literally thousands of tourists swarmed through the streets, stomped through the cemetery ... mortuary celebration. I was a modernist ethnographer ...
... ritual and expectations as to what such ritual can and should be. On that initial visit, literally thousands of tourists swarmed through the streets, stomped through the cemetery ... mortuary celebration. I was a modernist ethnographer ...
Pàgina 11
... ritual proceedings. I could recognize and appreciate creative adaptations to radical political and economic change ... Mortuary ritual, in the form ofthe Day of the Dead, has become more important within Mexican society during a period ...
... ritual proceedings. I could recognize and appreciate creative adaptations to radical political and economic change ... Mortuary ritual, in the form ofthe Day of the Dead, has become more important within Mexican society during a period ...
Pàgina 12
... mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead is replete with expressions of humor, lightheartedness, and jocularity (see ... mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead, and not another, the garden variety funeral? This book addresses this perplexing ...
... mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead is replete with expressions of humor, lightheartedness, and jocularity (see ... mortuary ritual, the Day of the Dead, and not another, the garden variety funeral? This book addresses this perplexing ...
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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