{"product_id":"singing-for-the-dead-9780822354314","title":"Singing for the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSinging for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles how indigenous people from Oaxaca, Mexico's poorest state, have reversed decades of cultural and linguistic erosion by reviving and reinventing ethnic traditions, particularly by speaking and singing the local indigenous language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Paja Faudree’s ambitious new study of ethnic politics among Mazatec people combines a rich understanding of Oaxaca’s unique histories and a sophisticated knowledge of recent social theory...the author does a magnificent job of historicizing and ethnographically detailing the unique cultural revival occurring in the Mazatec region.” -- Howard Campbell * The Americas *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSinging for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e is an unusual work that brings a sophisticated analysis of language and song into dialogue with the contemporary history of factions and the politics of identification in the Mazatec region of Oaxaca. Paja Faudree deftly unpacks the intellectual and institutional infrastructure that has made a culturally innovative process of native revivalism possible.\"—\u003cb\u003eClaudio Lomnitz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Idea of Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A very well-written and important work on the anthropological linguistics of Mesoamerica. Essential.” -- P. R. Sullivan * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSinging for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e makes major theoretical and ethnographic contributions to studies of indigenous literacy, ethnic revival movements, and the ways in which politics functions through cultural forms. The book is historically and theoretically rich, situating the different examples of ethnic revival—the Day of the Dead song contest, the Mazatec Indigenous Church, and the work of indigenous Mazatec writers—in a wonderfully vibrant context.\"—\u003cb\u003eLynn Stephen\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eWe Are the Face of Oaxaca: Testimony and Social Movements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A major contribution to the study of ethnic revival movements in the Americas and elsewhere.\" -- Zoila Mendoza * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a splendid book.”  -- Chris Goertzen * Western Folklore *\u003cbr\u003e“The questions \u003ci\u003eSinging for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e raises are provocative and well timed. An ethnographically grounded and nuanced study, this elegant contribution to knowledge on indigenous literature and literacy in Mexico extends disciplinary walls to address much broader questions of ethnic identity, social movements, and national belonging.” -- Alex E. Chávez * American Ethnologist *\u003cbr\u003e\"Faudree’s book represents an important contribution to empirically founded discussions of the role of artistic practice in linguistic revitalization. In her rich portrait of grassroots initiatives in symbiotic relation with national ethnic demands, Faudree gives us reasons to feel hopeful about the future of indigenous literacy efforts in Mexico.\" -- Genner Llanes-Ortiz * American Anthropologist *\u003cbr\u003e\"Faudree’s text is a rich and detailed meditation on the revival movements in Sierra Mazateca in Oaxaca, Mexico.... Those who study revitalization movements, Mazateco culture and history, or Oaxaca will find much food for thought in \u003ci\u003eSinging for the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e.\" -- Mintzi Auanda Martinez-Rivera * Journal of Folklore Research *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments ix\u003cbr\u003e Note on Orthographic and Linguistic Conventions xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Leaving the Pueblo 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. From Revolution to Renaissance: A Political Geography and History of \"Deep Mexico\" 30\u003cbr\u003e 2. Revival in the \"Land of the Magic Mushroom\": A Recent History of Ethnic Relations in the Sierra Mazateca 75\u003cbr\u003e 3. Singing for the Spirits: The Annual Day of the Dead Song Contest 105\u003cbr\u003e 4. Scenes from a Nativist Reformation: The Mazatec Indigenous Church 141\u003cbr\u003e 5. Meeting at the Family Crypt: Social Fault Lines and the Fragility of Community 174\u003cbr\u003e 6. Seeing Double: Indigenous Authors, Readers, and the Paradox of Revival 197\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Singing for the Dead and the Living: Revival, Indigenous Publics, and the National Afterlife 236\u003cbr\u003e Notes 251\u003cbr\u003e References 277\u003cbr\u003e Index 297","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406075142487,"sku":"9780822354314","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822354314.jpg?v=1730494441","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/singing-for-the-dead-9780822354314","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}