Title Adoring the saints : fiestas in central Mexico / Yolanda Lastra, Dina Sherzer, and Joel Sherzer

Published Austin : University of Texas Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (211 pages) : illustrations, map Series The William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western hemisphere William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere. 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 Summary Mexico is famous for spectacular fiestas that embody its heart and soul. An expression of the cult of the saint, patron saint fiestas are the centerpiece of Mexican popular religion and of great importance to the lives and cultures of people and communities. These fiestas have their own language, objects, belief systems, and practices. They link Mexico's past and present, its indigenous and European populations, and its local and global relations. This work provides a comprehensive study of two intimately linked patron saint fiestas in the state of Guanajuato, near San Miguel de Allende--the fiesta of the village of Cruz del Palmar and that of the town of San Luis de la Paz. These two fiestas are related to one another in very special ways involving both religious practices and their respective pre-Hispanic origins. A mixture of secular and sacred, patron saint fiestas are multi-day affairs that include many events, ritual specialists, and performers, with the participation of the entire community. Fiestas take place in order to honor the saints, and they are the occasion for religious ceremonies, processions, musical performances, dances, and dance dramas. They feature spectacular costumes, enormous puppets, masked and cross-dressed individuals, dazzling fireworks, rodeos, food stands, competitions, and public dances. By encompassing all of these events and performances, this work displays the essence of Mexico, a lens through which this country's complex history, religion, ethnic mix, traditions, and magic can be viewed Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-205) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270 -- Cult -- Mexico -- San Luis de la Paz Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270 Fasts and feasts -- Mexico -- San Luis de la Paz Fasts and feasts -- Mexico -- San Miguel de Allende Christian patron saints -- Mexico -- San Luis de la Paz Christian patron saints -- Mexico -- San Miguel de Allende Holy Week -- Mexico -- San Miguel de Allende Chichimeca-Jonaz Indians -- Mexico -- San Luis de la Paz -- Religion Chichimeca-Jonaz Indians -- Mexico -- San Luis de la Paz -- Social life and customs Otomi Indians -- Mexico -- San Miguel de Allende -- Religion Otomi Indians -- Mexico -- San Miguel de Allende -- Social life and customs RELIGION -- Holidays -- Christian. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural. Christian patron saints Cults Fasts and feasts Holy Week Otomi Indians -- Religion Otomi Indians -- Social life and customs San Luis de la Paz (Mexico) -- Religious life and customs San Miguel de Allende (Mexico) -- Religious life and customs Mexico -- San Luis de la Paz Mexico -- San Miguel de Allende Form Electronic book Author Sherzer, Dina. Sherzer, Joel. ISBN 0292793464 9780292793460

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