LEADER 04278nam 2200529Ia 450 001 9910829144303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79831-8 024 7 $a10.7560/731318 035 $a(CKB)111090425017234 035 $a(OCoLC)614996927 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10190658 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443076 035 $a(OCoLC)55890186 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse1965 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443076 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10190658 035 $a(DE-B1597)587419 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292798311 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090425017234 100 $a19991104d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAztecs, Moors, and Christians $efestivals of reconquest in Mexico and Spain /$fMax Harris 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (x, 309 pages) $cillustrations 311 0 $a0-292-73131-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 281-298) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tList of illustrations -- $tPart one Prologue -- $t1 Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996) -- $t2 Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988) -- $tPart two Spain, 1150 ?1521 -- $t3 A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150) -- $t4 A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286 ?1414) -- $t5 A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424) -- $t6 A Game of Canes ( Jaén, 1462) -- $tPart three Mexico, 1321?1521 -- $t7 The Fields of the Wars of Flowers -- $t8 The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads -- $t9 The Festival of the Raising of the Banners -- $t10 The Festival of the Flaying of Men -- $t11 The Dance of the Emperor Motecuzoma -- $tPart four Mexico, 1521?1600 -- $t12 The Conquest of Mexico (1524 ?1536) -- $t13 The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539) -- $t14 The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539) -- $t15 The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565 ?1595) -- $t16 The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584 ?1589) -- $t17 The Conquest of New Mexico (1598) -- $tPart five Spain, 1521?1600 -- $t18 Touring Aztecs (1522?1529) -- $t19 Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543) -- $t20 Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549) -- $t21 Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550) -- $t22 Fêted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561?1571) -- $t23 Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585 ?1586) -- $t24 Gilded Indians (1521?1600) -- $tPart six Epilogue -- $t25 Dancing with Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993 ?1994) -- $tNotes -- $tBibliography -- $tIndex 330 $aIn villages and towns across Spain and its former New World colonies, local performers stage mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances to massive street theatre lasting several days. The festival tradition officially celebrates the triumph of Spanish Catholicism over its enemies, yet this does not explain its persistence for more than five hundred years nor its widespread diffusion. In this insightful book, Max Harris seeks to understand Mexicans' "puzzling and enduring passion" for festivals of moros y cristianos. He begins by tracing the performances' roots in medieval Spain and showing how they came to be superimposed on the mock battles that had been a part of pre-contact Aztec calendar rituals. Then using James Scott's distinction between "public" and "hidden transcripts," he reveals how, in the hands of folk and indigenous performers, these spectacles of conquest became prophecies of the eventual reconquest of Mexico by the defeated Aztec peoples. Even today, as lively descriptions of current festivals make plain, they remain a remarkably sophisticated vehicle for the communal expression of dissent. 606 $aMoros y Cristianos Festival$zMexico 606 $aMoros y Cristianos Festival$zSpain 615 0$aMoros y Cristianos Festival 615 0$aMoros y Cristianos Festival 676 $a394.26946 700 $aHarris$b Max$f1949-$01604576 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910829144303321 996 $aAztecs, Moors, and Christians$94041345 997 $aUNINA