Hermanitos comanchitos : Indo-Hispano rituals of captivity and redemption / Enrique R. Lamadrid ; with photographs by Miguel A. Gandert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamadrid, Enrique R.

Series:

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Language:

English

North American Indian (Other)

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Comanche Indians--New Mexico--Rites and ceremonies.

Comanche Indians.

Comanche Indians--Cultural assimilation--New Mexico.

Hispanic Americans--New Mexico--Rites and ceremonies.

Hispanic Americans.

Hispanic Americans--Cultural assimilation--New Mexico.

Hispanic Americans--Cultural assimilation.

Cultural fusion.

History.

Fasts and feasts.

Festivals.

Rites and ceremonies.

Assimilation (Sociology).

New Mexico.

Festivals--New Mexico--History.

Fasts and feasts--New Mexico--History.

Cultural fusion--New Mexico--History.

New Mexico--History--To 1848.

New Mexico--History--1848-.

New Mexico--Social life and customs.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

xv, 264 pages : illustrations, map, music ; 26 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2003]

Language Note:

Chiefly in English; song transcriptions in Comanche, Spanish and English.

Summary:

Lamadrid and Gandert provide historic, poetic, and photographic documentation of one of the least understood festival traditions of the Southwest. Both Pueblo and Hispano groups honor and emulate historic relations of war and peace with the Comanches in celebrations which include an eighteenth century folk drama, nativity plays, and ceremonial dance. Includes a CD with "Comanche" music.

Notes:

Accompanying sound disc (digital ; 4 3/4 in.) cataloged separately under same title.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.

ISBN:

0826328776

0826328784

OCLC:

52858401