Todos Santos in rural Tlaxcala : a syncretic, expressive, and symbolic analysis of the cult of the dead /
The cult of the dead, centered on Todos Santos, the All Saints Day-All Souls Day celebration, is one of the most important aspects of Mesoamerican Indian and mestizo religion. Focusing on rural Tlaxcala, in Mexico, Hugo Nutini presents a thorough description and analysis of the cult in its syncretic...
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press
[1988]
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| Σειρά: | Princeton legacy library
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| Διαθέσιμο Online: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7zvvz1 |
Πίνακας περιεχομένων:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Syncretic Background of Todos Santos: The Spanish- Catholic Component
- 2. Syncretic Background of the Cult of the Dead: The Pre-Hispanic Component
- 3. The Syncretic Transformation of Todos Santos: Structure and Process
- 4. Traditional Structure and the Ritual and Propitiatory Specialization of the Cult of the Dead
- 5. The Celebration of Todos Santos: From All Saints Day to the Octava of All Souls Day
- 6. Offerings to the Dead and the Household Altar
- 7. Physical Forms and Symbolic Meanings of the Ofrenda
- 8. The Decoration of the Graves in the Cemetery: Expressive Display and Symbolic Meaning
- 9. Public Aspects and Sociological Implications of the Cult of the Dead
- 10. The Ideology and Belief System of the Cult of the Dead
- 11. Provenance and Amalgamation of Elements in the Syncretic Process
- 12. The Transformation of the Cult of the Dead since i960
- 13. The Expressive Approach
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index