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Skulls to the living, bread to the dead : [the Day of the Dead in Mexico and beyond]
* A fascinating look at the Day of the Dead - Mexico's version of All Souls' Day - when Mexicans clean, decorate, and maintain vigil over relatives' graves. * Dispels myths about the rituals, which have been misconstrued as morbid or morose.
XI, 217 Seiten : Illustrationen
9781405152471, 9781405152488, 1405152478, 1405152486
255092386
List of Figures and Plates. Acknowledgments. Part 1 Introduction. 1. The Day of the Dead, Problems and Paradoxes. Part 2 Historical Foundations. 2. The Sweetness of Death. 3. Skulls and Skeletons. Part 3 Contemporary Transformations. 4. Tourism and the State. 5. The Poetics of Death. 6. The Day of the Dead and Halloween. Part 4 North of the Border. 7. Teaching the Day of the Dead. 8. Creativity and Community. Part 5 Conclusion. 9. Mexican Views of Death. References. Index
Literaturverz. S. 195 - 210