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During the patron saint fiesta in the town of San Jeronimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset awaiting the entrance of the colourful dance troupes, or comparsas. The comparsas have become a powerful way for the local people to make sense of their place in the world. This text looks at this tradition.

Shaping Society through Dance Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes

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      Publisher University of Chicago Press
      Published 8 January 2000
      ISBN-13 9780226520094
      978-0226520094
      ISBN-10 0226520099
      Also in:
      Folk dancing History of Performing Arts Sociology

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      Book Synopsis
      During the patron saint fiesta in the town of San Jeronimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset awaiting the entrance of the colourful dance troupes, or comparsas. The comparsas have become a powerful way for the local people to make sense of their place in the world. This text looks at this tradition.

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