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
Autor principal: Faudree, Paja, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 2013
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mazatec Indians
All Souls' Day
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
Jour des morts > Mexique.
Mazateques > Identite ethnique.
Mazateques > Activite politique.
Mazateques > Chants et musique.
All Souls' Day > Mexico.
Mazatec Indians > Ethnic identity.
Mazatec Indians > Political activity.
Mazatec Indians > Songs and music.
Mexico
Songs and music.
Electronic books.
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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