The skeleton at the feast : the Day of the Dead in Mexico

The skeleton at the feast The Day of the Dead in Mexico

Elizabeth Carmichael

Book - 1991

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Subjects
All Souls' Day > Mexico.
All Saints' Day > Mexico.
Folk festivals > Mexico.
Dead > Folklore.
Mexico > Social life and customs.
Published
Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press [1991]
Language
English
Main Author
Elizabeth Carmichael (-)
Other Authors
Chloë Sayer (-)
Physical Description
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-155) and index.
ISBN
9780292776586
  • Acknowledgements
  • Map of Mexico
  • Foreword
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Day of the Dead
  • The Pre-Hispanic Background
  • The Spanish Conquest
  • Travellers' Tales
  • The Here and Now
  • Part II. Interviews-
  • Introduction
  • Fredy MTndez, La Congregaci=n del Tajfn, State of Veracruz
  • Juan Simbr=n, La Congregaci=n del Tajfn, State of Veracruz
  • Froylan Martinez Cuenca, Huaquechula, State of Puebla
  • Candido Reyes Castillo, Huaquechula, State of Puebla
  • Luis Vivanco, San Salvador Huixcolotla, State of Puebla
  • Consuelo Garcia Urrutia, Toluca, State of Mexico
  • Wenceslao Rivas Contreras, Toluca, State of Mexico
  • Marfa Antonieta S_nchez de Escamilla, Puebla City
  • Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo, Mexico City
  • Victor Fosado V_zquez, formerly Mexico City
  • Appendix: The Day of the Dead in Mixqui by Elizabeth Baquedano Meza
  • Notes to Part I
  • Notes to Part II
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • List of illustrations
  • Index

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