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Book SynopsisIn this book, Max Harris explores and develops principles for understanding the folk theology underlying patronal saints’ day festivals, feasts of Corpus Christi, and Carnivals through a series of vivid, first-hand accounts of these festivities throughout
Trade Review"Dr. Harris has preempted a field almost unto himself: the study of contemporary festivals that have their origins in tradition, history, and the great religious celebrations of the past... [This book] represents a masterful achievement." --Milla Cozart Riggio, James J. Goodwin Professor of English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Part One: Days of Saints and Virgins
- 1. Demons and Dragons (Catalonia)
- 2. Flowers for Saint Tony (Aragon)
- 3. El Mas Chiquito de To' Los Santos (Puerto Rico)
- 4. The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico)
- 5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico)
- Part Two: Corpus Christi
- 6. Dancing under Friendly Fire (Catalonia)
- 7. A Confraternity of Jews (Castile-La Mancha)
- 8. Saint Sebastian and the Blue-eyed Blacks (Peru)
- Part Three: Carnivals
- 9. A Scattering of Ants (Galicia)
- 10. The Bandit and the Fat Man (Navarre)
- 11. Safe for the Bourgeoisie (Belgium)
- 12. Devils and Decorum (Trinidad)
- 13. The Sins of the Carnival Virgin (Bolivia)
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
