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Adoring the saints : fiestas in central Mexico /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lastra, Yolanda, 1932-
Other Authors: Sherzer, Dina, Sherzer, Joel
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009.
Series:William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; One. Setting the Stage; Two. Fiesta Leaders, Officials, and Saints (Mayordomos, cargueros, y santos); Three. Vigils, Visits, and Ritual Meals (Velaciones, posadas, y reliquias); Four. Processions, Encounters, Ceremonies, and Masses (Procesiones, encuentros, ceremonias, y misas); Five. Dances, Dance Dramas, and Entertainments; Six. Toward Understanding the Patron Saint Fiesta; Appendices: Contents; A. Appendices to Chapter One; B. Appendices to Chapter Three; C. Appendices to Chapter Four; D. Appendix to Chapter Six; Notes; Glossary; References; Index.