Singing for the dead : the politics of indigenous revival in Mexico /

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This book chronicles how indigenous people from Oaxaca, Mexico's poorest state, have reversed decades of cultural and linguistic erosion by reviving and reinventing ethnic traditions, particularly by speaking and singing the local indigenous language.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Faudree, Paja, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2013
Temas:
Mazatec Indians > Songs and music.
Mazatec Indians > Political activity.
Mazatec Indians > Ethnic identity.
All Souls' Day > Mexico.
Mazatèques > Chants et musique.
Mazatèques > Activité politique.
Mazatèques > Identité ethnique.
Jour des morts > Mexique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
All Souls' Day
Mazatec Indians
Mexico
Songs and music
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : leaving the pueblo
  • From revolution to renaissance : a political geography of "deep Mexico"
  • Revival in the "land of the magic mushroom" : a recent history of ethnic relations in the Sierra Mazatec
  • Singing for the spirits : the annual Day of the Dead song contest
  • Scenes from a nativist reformation : the Mazatec indigenous church
  • Meeting at the family crypt : social faultlines and the fragility of community
  • Seeing double : indigenous authors, readers, and the paradox of revival
  • Conclusion : Singing for the dead and the living : revival, indigenous publics, and the national afterlife.

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