Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and SpainUniversity of Texas Press, 2000 - 309 σελίδες In villages and towns across Spain and its former New World colonies, local performers stage mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances to massive street theatre lasting several days. The festival tradition officially celebrates the triumph of Spanish Catholicism over its enemies, yet this does not explain its persistence for more than five hundred years nor its widespread diffusion. In this insightful book, Max Harris seeks to understand Mexicans' "puzzling and enduring passion" for festivals of moros y cristianos. He begins by tracing the performances' roots in medieval Spain and showing how they came to be superimposed on the mock battles that had been a part of pre-contact Aztec calendar rituals. Then using James Scott's distinction between "public" and "hidden transcripts," he reveals how, in the hands of folk and indigenous performers, these spectacles of conquest became prophecies of the eventual reconquest of Mexico by the defeated Aztec peoples. Even today, as lively descriptions of current festivals make plain, they remain a remarkably sophisticated vehicle for the communal expression of dissent. |
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... face of the mask is red , its eyes and chin display golden sun emblems , and the dancers wear the masks on their foreheads . " They are , ” he said , “ looking at the sun . " Some santiagos carry a small wooden shield on which a red face ...
... face - to - face at Aigues - Mortes , on the south coast of France , where " they ceased to be royal and became human , " embracing one another's children and attending mass together.3 Catholic Europe breathed a col- lective sigh of ...
... face . " Over his " short locks " he wore “ a headdress of fifty red and white plumes , which encircled his face to form a half moon , or rather a heavenly arch , with pins and jewels of consummate value . ” Was his face naturally ...
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Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain Max Harris Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2000 |
Aztecs, Moors, and Christians: Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain Max Harris Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2010 |
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