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Todos Santos in Rural Tlaxcala : A Syncretic, Expressive, and Symbolic Analysis of the Cult of the Dead /

The cult of the dead, centered on Todos Santos, the All Saints Day-All Souls Day celebration, is one of the most important aspects of Mesoamerican Indian and mestizo religion. Focusing on rural Tlaxcala, in Mexico, Hugo Nutini presents a thorough description and analysis of the cult in its syncretic...

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Autor principal: Nutini, Hugo G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1988]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Syncretic Background of Todos Santos: The Spanish- Catholic Component
  • 2. Syncretic Background of the Cult of the Dead: The Pre-Hispanic Component
  • 3. The Syncretic Transformation of Todos Santos: Structure and Process
  • 4. Traditional Structure and the Ritual and Propitiatory Specialization of the Cult of the Dead
  • 5. The Celebration of Todos Santos: From All Saints Day to the Octava of All Souls Day
  • 6. Offerings to the Dead and the Household Altar
  • 7. Physical Forms and Symbolic Meanings of the Ofrenda
  • 8. The Decoration of the Graves in the Cemetery: Expressive Display and Symbolic Meaning
  • 9. Public Aspects and Sociological Implications of the Cult of the Dead
  • 10. The Ideology and Belief System of the Cult of the Dead
  • 11. Provenance and Amalgamation of Elements in the Syncretic Process
  • 12. The Transformation of the Cult of the Dead since i960
  • 13. The Expressive Approach
  • Conclusions
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index