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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Faudree, Paja, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2013
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (331 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780822391890

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