LEADER 05151nam 2200841Ia 450 001 9910791139703321 005 20230207232508.0 010 $a0-292-79346-4 024 7 $a10.7560/719804 035 $a(CKB)2560000000007575 035 $a(OCoLC)488485738 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10340888 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000333925 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11259904 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000333925 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378176 035 $a(PQKB)11005378 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443434 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2370 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443434 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10340888 035 $a(DE-B1597)588014 035 $a(OCoLC)1280943270 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292793460 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000007575 100 $a20090217d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAdoring the saints$b[electronic resource] $efiestas in central Mexico /$fYolanda Lastra, Dina Sherzer, and Joel Sherzer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (220 p.) 225 1 $aThe William & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the western hemisphere 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71980-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tIntroduction -- $t1. Setting the stage -- $t2. Fiesta leaders, officials, and saints (Mayordomos, cargueros, y santos) -- $t3. Vigils, visits, and ritual meals (Velaciones, posadas, y reliquias) -- $t4. processions, encounters, ceremonies, and masses (Procesiones, encuentros, ceremonias, y misas) -- $t5. Dances, dance dramas, and entertainments -- $t6. Toward understanding the patron saint fiesta -- $tAppendices: Contents -- $tNotes -- $tGlossary -- $tReferences -- $tIndex 330 $aMexico is famous for spectacular fiestas that embody its heart and soul. An expression of the cult of the saint, patron saint fiestas are the centerpiece of Mexican popular religion and of great importance to the lives and cultures of people and communities. These fiestas have their own language, objects, belief systems, and practices. They link Mexico's past and present, its indigenous and European populations, and its local and global relations. This work provides a comprehensive study of two intimately linked patron saint fiestas in the state of Guanajuato, near San Miguel de Allende?the fiesta of the village of Cruz del Palmar and that of the town of San Luis de la Paz. These two fiestas are related to one another in very special ways involving both religious practices and their respective pre-Hispanic origins. A mixture of secular and sacred, patron saint fiestas are multi-day affairs that include many events, ritual specialists, and performers, with the participation of the entire community. Fiestas take place in order to honor the saints, and they are the occasion for religious ceremonies, processions, musical performances, dances, and dance dramas. They feature spectacular costumes, enormous puppets, masked and cross-dressed individuals, dazzling fireworks, rodeos, food stands, competitions, and public dances. By encompassing all of these events and performances, this work displays the essence of Mexico, a lens through which this country's complex history, religion, ethnic mix, traditions, and magic can be viewed. 410 0$aWilliam & Bettye Nowlin series in art, history, and culture of the Western Hemisphere. 606 $aFasts and feasts$zMexico$zSan Luis de la Paz 606 $aFasts and feasts$zMexico$zSan Miguel de Allende 606 $aChristian patron saints$zMexico$zSan Luis de la Paz 606 $aChristian patron saints$zMexico$zSan Miguel de Allende 606 $aHoly Week$zMexico$zSan Miguel de Allende 606 $aChichimeca-Jonaz Indians$zMexico$zSan Luis de la Paz$xReligion 606 $aChichimeca-Jonaz Indians$zMexico$zSan Luis de la Paz$xSocial life and customs 606 $aOtomi Indians$zMexico$zSan Miguel de Allende$xReligion 606 $aOtomi Indians$zMexico$zSan Miguel de Allende$xSocial life and customs 607 $aSan Luis de la Paz (Mexico)$xReligious life and customs 607 $aSan Miguel de Allende (Mexico)$xReligious life and customs 615 0$aFasts and feasts 615 0$aFasts and feasts 615 0$aChristian patron saints 615 0$aChristian patron saints 615 0$aHoly Week 615 0$aChichimeca-Jonaz Indians$xReligion. 615 0$aChichimeca-Jonaz Indians$xSocial life and customs. 615 0$aOtomi Indians$xReligion. 615 0$aOtomi Indians$xSocial life and customs. 676 $a263/.98097241 700 $aLastra$b Yolanda$f1932-$0975607 701 $aSherzer$b Dina$0458382 701 $aSherzer$b Joel$0200582 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791139703321 996 $aAdoring the saints$93774730 997 $aUNINA