{"product_id":"carnival-and-other-christian-festivals-9780292701915","title":"Carnival and Other Christian Festivals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: Days of Saints and Virgins \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Demons and Dragons (Catalonia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Flowers for Saint Tony (Aragon)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. El Mas Chiquito de To' Los Santos (Puerto Rico)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: Corpus Christi \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Dancing under Friendly Fire (Catalonia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. A Confraternity of Jews (Castile-La Mancha)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Saint Sebastian and the Blue-eyed Blacks (Peru)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three: Carnivals \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. A Scattering of Ants (Galicia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Bandit and the Fat Man (Navarre)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Safe for the Bourgeoisie (Belgium)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Devils and Decorum (Trinidad)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. The Sins of the Carnival Virgin (Bolivia)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400843108695,"sku":"9780292701915","price":21.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292701915.jpg?v=1730471718","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/carnival-and-other-christian-festivals-9780292701915","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}