05151nam 2200841Ia 450 991079113970332120230207232508.00-292-79346-410.7560/719804(CKB)2560000000007575(OCoLC)488485738(CaPaEBR)ebrary10340888(SSID)ssj0000333925(PQKBManifestationID)11259904(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333925(PQKBWorkID)10378176(PQKB)11005378(MiAaPQ)EBC3443434(MdBmJHUP)muse2370(Au-PeEL)EBL3443434(CaPaEBR)ebr10340888(DE-B1597)588014(OCoLC)1280943270(DE-B1597)9780292793460(EXLCZ)99256000000000757520090217d2009 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAdoring the saints[electronic resource] fiestas in central Mexico /Yolanda Lastra, Dina Sherzer, and Joel Sherzer1st ed.Austin University of Texas Press20091 online resource (220 p.) The William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the western hemisphereBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-292-71980-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Setting the stage -- 2. Fiesta leaders, officials, and saints (Mayordomos, cargueros, y santos) -- 3. Vigils, visits, and ritual meals (Velaciones, posadas, y reliquias) -- 4. processions, encounters, ceremonies, and masses (Procesiones, encuentros, ceremonias, y misas) -- 5. Dances, dance dramas, and entertainments -- 6. Toward understanding the patron saint fiesta -- Appendices: Contents -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- IndexMexico is famous for spectacular fiestas that embody its heart and soul. An expression of the cult of the saint, patron saint fiestas are the centerpiece of Mexican popular religion and of great importance to the lives and cultures of people and communities. These fiestas have their own language, objects, belief systems, and practices. They link Mexico's past and present, its indigenous and European populations, and its local and global relations. This work provides a comprehensive study of two intimately linked patron saint fiestas in the state of Guanajuato, near San Miguel de Allende—the fiesta of the village of Cruz del Palmar and that of the town of San Luis de la Paz. These two fiestas are related to one another in very special ways involving both religious practices and their respective pre-Hispanic origins. A mixture of secular and sacred, patron saint fiestas are multi-day affairs that include many events, ritual specialists, and performers, with the participation of the entire community. Fiestas take place in order to honor the saints, and they are the occasion for religious ceremonies, processions, musical performances, dances, and dance dramas. They feature spectacular costumes, enormous puppets, masked and cross-dressed individuals, dazzling fireworks, rodeos, food stands, competitions, and public dances. By encompassing all of these events and performances, this work displays the essence of Mexico, a lens through which this country's complex history, religion, ethnic mix, traditions, and magic can be viewed.William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere.Fasts and feastsMexicoSan Luis de la PazFasts and feastsMexicoSan Miguel de AllendeChristian patron saintsMexicoSan Luis de la PazChristian patron saintsMexicoSan Miguel de AllendeHoly WeekMexicoSan Miguel de AllendeChichimeca-Jonaz IndiansMexicoSan Luis de la PazReligionChichimeca-Jonaz IndiansMexicoSan Luis de la PazSocial life and customsOtomi IndiansMexicoSan Miguel de AllendeReligionOtomi IndiansMexicoSan Miguel de AllendeSocial life and customsSan Luis de la Paz (Mexico)Religious life and customsSan Miguel de Allende (Mexico)Religious life and customsFasts and feastsFasts and feastsChristian patron saintsChristian patron saintsHoly WeekChichimeca-Jonaz IndiansReligion.Chichimeca-Jonaz IndiansSocial life and customs.Otomi IndiansReligion.Otomi IndiansSocial life and customs.263/.98097241Lastra Yolanda1932-975607Sherzer Dina458382Sherzer Joel200582MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910791139703321Adoring the saints3774730UNINA