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Ritual humor in highland Chiapas / Victoria Reifler Bricker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bricker, Victoria Reifler, 1940- author.
- Series:
- Texas Pan American Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tzotzil wit and humor.
- Mexico--History.
- Mexico.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [1973]
- Summary:
- How humor is used in religious rituals in three Mayan communities.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Plates
- Preface
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Woman's Place ...
- 3. The Entertainers
- 4. ¡Bomba!
- 5. Chamula: Crazy February!
- 6. Pandora's Box
- 7. The Moral Dimension of Ritual Humor
- 8. Metaphors of Social Criticism
- 9. Ritual Humor in Space and Time
- 10. The Social Meaning of Ritual Humor
- Bibliography
- Index
- Picture section.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780292766907
- 0292766904
- OCLC:
- 1511480418
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