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La muerte, rito y fiesta.

Fine Arts Library GT4995.M4 O74 2025
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Orellana, Margarita de, author.
Contributor:
Dufétel, Dominique, contributor.
Lechuga, Ruth D., contributor.
Séjourné, Laurette, contributor.
Tibón, Gutierre, contributor.
Gagnier, Maryjane, contributor.
Benítez, Fernando, contributor.
Turok, Marta, contributor.
Olmos, Gabriela, contributor.
Ajofrín, Francisco de, contributor.
Prieto, Guillermo, contributor.
Altamirano, Ignacio Manuel, contributor.
Cuéllar, José Tomás de, contributor.
Westheim, Paul, contributor.
Cardoza y Aragón, Luis, contributor.
Ybarra-Frausto, Tomás, contributor.
García Bergua, Ana, contributor.
Alfaro, Alfonso, contributor.
Series:
Los indispensables
Language:
English
Spanish
Subjects (All):
All Souls' Day--Mexico.
All Souls' Day.
Death--Mexico--Social aspects.
Death.
Rites and ceremonies--Mexico.
Rites and ceremonies.
Skulls in art.
Mexico--Social life and customs.
Mexico.
Genre:
Anthologies
Physical Description:
286 pages ; 24,5 cm;
Place of Publication:
México : Artes de México, 2025.
Summary:
This book gathers essays and historical texts about the Mexican celebration of the Day of the Dead, focusing on its rituals, symbolism, and social meanings. It includes descriptions of regional practices, reflections on death and fear, discussions of visual representations such as Posada's skulls, and an English version titled "Death, ritual and celebration".
Contents:
Nuevas preguntas al Día de Muertos / Margarita de Orellana
Los antepasados ocultos / Dominique Dufétel
Rituales del Día de Muertos / Ruth D. Lechuga
Almas non gratas en San Mateo del Mar / Laurette Séjourné
San Gabriel Chilac / Gutierre Tibón
Espléndida recepción en Teotitlán del Valle / Maryjane Gagnier
Venganza póstuma / Fernando Benítez
La ofrenda, un derroche creativo / Marta Turok
De semillas y muertos / Gabriela Olmos
La muerte sonriente / Margarita de Orellana
El Día de Muertos en el siglo XIX / [autor no identificado]
Alfeñique para Todos Santos (1763-1764) / Francisco de Ajofrín
Muertos y panteones en la ciudad (1778) / Guillermo Prieto
El Día de Muertos (1880) / Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
Después de muertos (1882) / José Tomás de Cuéllar
Temor a la muerte. Angustia de vivir / Paul Westheim
Las calaveras de José Guadalupe Posada / Luis Cardoza y Aragón
La calaca / Ruth D. Lechuga
Recuerdo, descubrimiento y voluntad: costumbres chicanas del Día de Muertos / Tomás Ybarra Frausto
Novia de azúcar / Ana García Bergua
La muerte sin calaveras / Alfonso Alfaro
Death, ritual and celebration : a complete English version.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9786074613414
OCLC:
1578114699

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