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OverviewThis ethnography explores the Fiesta de los Tastoanes celebrated annually by the citizens of Jocotan, Mexico, an ancient indigenous community near Guadalajara. The pageantry symbolically re-enacts the Spanish conquest of Mexico through mock battles between Santiago, the patron saint of Spain, and the Tastoanes, the leaders of the indigenous resistance. Paradoxically, the Jocotenos also honour Santiago, their special protector, and incorporate both Christian and indigenous practices and beliefs in their celebration. The author explores what the festival means to Jocoteno culture and identity and shows how it enables them to adapt to a social order dominated by Christianity. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Olga Najera-RamirezPublisher: University of New Mexico Press Imprint: University of New Mexico Press Weight: 0.490kg ISBN: 9780826317957ISBN 10: 0826317952 Pages: 187 Publication Date: December 1997 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction : first encounters -- The festival performance : a description -- Personal encounters -- Contested histories -- Jocot an today -- A religious conversion story -- The prenda system : reciprocity and resistance -- Compromising positions : the politics of hybridization -- Competing forms of cultural reproduction -- Summary and conclusions.ReviewsStudents of Mexican culture and syncretic religions worldwide will find this study stimulating and informative. Author InformationOlga Najera-Ramirez Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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