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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463736503321

Autore

Scolieri Paul A

Titolo

Dancing the new world [[electronic resource] ] : Aztecs, Spaniards, and the choreography of conquest / / by Paul A. Scolieri

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2013

ISBN

0-292-74493-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Disciplina

972/.02

Soggetti

Aztec dance

Indian dance - Mexico

Dance - Anthropological aspects - Mexico

Aztecs - First contact with Europeans

Electronic books.

Mexico History Spanish colony, 1540-1810

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""List of Appendices""; ""List of Maps and Images""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""1. On the Areíto: Discovering Dance in the New World""; ""2. Unfaithful Imitation: Friar Toribio de Benavente "Motolinía" and the "Counterfeit" Histories of Dance""; ""3. The Sacrifices of Representation: Dance in the Writings of Friar Bernardino de Sahaguún""; ""4. Dances of Death: The Massacre at the Festival of Toxcatl""; ""5. The Mystery of Movement: Dancing in Colonial New Spain""; ""Color Section""; ""Conclusion""; ""Appendices A- J""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""