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 viii
... tourist shop, October 2000 Tourists visit a Day of the Dead altar at the Oakland Museum, November 23, 2005 Arco, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, November 2, 1977 Literary and pictorial calavera at La Jaiva Bakery, Cuernavaca, 1996 Begging for ...
... tourist shop, October 2000 Tourists visit a Day of the Dead altar at the Oakland Museum, November 23, 2005 Arco, Tzintzuntzan, Michoacán, November 2, 1977 Literary and pictorial calavera at La Jaiva Bakery, Cuernavaca, 1996 Begging for ...
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... tourist route, visited the celebrated momias or mummified bodies stored in a cave in the small city of Guanajuato. I was ... tourists, I remained completely mystified by the candies and figurines, fashioned in the form of cadavers, and ...
... tourist route, visited the celebrated momias or mummified bodies stored in a cave in the small city of Guanajuato. I was ... tourists, I remained completely mystified by the candies and figurines, fashioned in the form of cadavers, and ...
Pàgina 10
... tourists swarmed through the streets, stomped through the cemetery, clogged and littered the city streets, and crowded into public spaces to observe cultural performances put on by professional actors and dancers imported from outside ...
... tourists swarmed through the streets, stomped through the cemetery, clogged and littered the city streets, and crowded into public spaces to observe cultural performances put on by professional actors and dancers imported from outside ...
Pàgina 11
... tourists as intellectually interesting rather than as a contaminant that distorted the authentic ritual proceedings. I could recognize and appreciate creative adaptations to radical political and economic change. I could see what ...
... tourists as intellectually interesting rather than as a contaminant that distorted the authentic ritual proceedings. I could recognize and appreciate creative adaptations to radical political and economic change. I could see what ...
Pàgina 12
... tourist attraction, the Day ofthe Dead provides an opportunity to examine these suppositions. In addition to proceeding through an analysis of presumed cultural paradoxes, this book explores one of anthropology's major themes: culture ...
... tourist attraction, the Day ofthe Dead provides an opportunity to examine these suppositions. In addition to proceeding through an analysis of presumed cultural paradoxes, this book explores one of anthropology's major themes: culture ...
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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Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and ... Stanley Brandes Previsualització limitada - 2007 |
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