Oaxaca : the spirit of Mexico / Judith Cooper Haden ; introduced by Phil Borges ; text by Matthew Jaffe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haden, Judith Cooper.

Contributor:

Jaffe, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Oaxaca (Mexico : State).

Physical Description:

xii, 152 pages : color illustrations, 1 color map ; 25 x 29 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : Artisan, [2002]

Summary:

Oaxaca is Mexico of the imagination. It is everything you hope Mexico will be -- and more: the startlingly colorful wood carvings and sedate colonial architecture; the markets alive with the cacaphony of shoppers and candle-lit chapels filled with the murmurs of prayer; the strolling marimba bands and promenading couples holding hands. For Oaxaca is a place where centuries-old dialects, folk arts, religious customs, and the culture of the Mexican people survive and flourish despite the modern world. Oaxaca: The Spirit of Mexico is a visual celebration of this unique region where indigenous, pre-Columbian, and colonial influences converge and continue. In the shadow of the sixteenth-century church of Santo Domingo, proud Zapotec and Mixtec families dressed in traditional clothing travel from the countryside to sell vegetables and homemade wares. Tons of marigolds decorate private altars and gravesites in celebration of Day of the Dead, a unique combination of Indian tradition and Catholic ritual. But nowhere is the presence of the ancient amid the modern more vividly expressed than in the knowing faces and skillful hands that execute Oaxaca's rich folk-art heritage: dramatic black and green pottery, elaborate tin and paper work, intricate basket weaving and hand-loomed carpets, carved figures and masks. A colorful parade of more than two hundred photographs, Oaxaca: The Spirit of Mexico invites you to experience firsthand the spirit of a place and the soul of a gentle and gracious people.

Contents:

Connection / Phil Borges vi

Imagination Revealed / Judith Cooper Haden x

Por Mas Que Dos Mil Anos/For More Than Two Thousand Years xiv

Corazon del Pueblo/Heart of the City 34

Hecho a Mano/Made by Hand 60

Tlayuda!/Take It Along! 94

El Baile del Espiritu/Dance of the Spirits 120.

ISBN:

157965214X

OCLC:

48804190