Dancing the new world : Aztecs, Spaniards, and the choreography of conquest /
Analyzing the extensive accounts of Aztec dance practices in colonial-era European chronicles, histories, letters, and travel books, this volume reveals the surprising and crucial role that dance played in the European conquest and colonization of the Americas.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2013.
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Edición: | 1st edition. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- On the Areíto : Discovering dance in the New World
- Unfaithful imitation : Friar Toribio de Benavente "Motolinía" and the "Counterfeit" histories of dance
- The sacrifices of representation : Dance in the writings of Friar Bernardino de Sahagún
- Dances of death : The massacre at the Festival of Toxcatl
- The mystery of movement : Dancing in Colonial New Spain
- Conclusion.