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 3
... town hawked mummy-shaped lollypops and trinkets to curious foreigners, and it was the mummies, rather than the colonial mines for which the city owed its existence, that most attracted visitor attention. Like other tourists, I remained ...
... town hawked mummy-shaped lollypops and trinkets to curious foreigners, and it was the mummies, rather than the colonial mines for which the city owed its existence, that most attracted visitor attention. Like other tourists, I remained ...
Pàgina 4
... town of humble farmers and potters. Later that day, camera slung over my shoulder, I followed the funeral party on foot to church for requiem mass and afterwards to the town cemetery, where the grave had been dug and prepared. At the ...
... town of humble farmers and potters. Later that day, camera slung over my shoulder, I followed the funeral party on foot to church for requiem mass and afterwards to the town cemetery, where the grave had been dug and prepared. At the ...
Pàgina 10
... town. Everywhere I turned, there seemed to be constant noise and commotion. The worst was the presence of floodlights, garishly illuminating the cemetery in the middle of the night for the purpose of televising the event. At around ...
... town. Everywhere I turned, there seemed to be constant noise and commotion. The worst was the presence of floodlights, garishly illuminating the cemetery in the middle of the night for the purpose of televising the event. At around ...
Pàgina 11
... towns, regions, ethnic groups, and most importantly the nation state. The Day of the Dead is a symbol as much as an event and as such has been subject to manipulation and image management. It has been reinvented many times, by church ...
... towns, regions, ethnic groups, and most importantly the nation state. The Day of the Dead is a symbol as much as an event and as such has been subject to manipulation and image management. It has been reinvented many times, by church ...
Pàgina 14
... town of Tzintzuntzan, singled out by the state government for tourist development and symbolically significant to politicians because of its former position as capital of the pre-Columbian Tarascan Empire. Following this chapter, I ...
... town of Tzintzuntzan, singled out by the state government for tourist development and symbolically significant to politicians because of its former position as capital of the pre-Columbian Tarascan Empire. Following this chapter, I ...
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 |
Altres edicions - Mostra-ho tot
Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and ... Stanley Brandes Previsualització limitada - 2007 |
Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and ... Stanley Brandes Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |
Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and ... Stanley Brandes Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |
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