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Aztecs, Moors, and Christians - Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain (Paperback, 1st ed) Loot Price: R1,007
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Aztecs, Moors, and Christians - Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain (Paperback, 1st ed): Max Harris

Aztecs, Moors, and Christians - Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain (Paperback, 1st ed)

Max Harris

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IN villages and towns across Spain and its former New World colonies, local performers stage mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances to massive street theatre lasting several days. The performances officially celebrate the triumph of Spanish Catholicism over its enemies. Such an explanation does not, however, account for the tradition's persistence for more than five hundred years nor for its widespread diffusion.

In this perceptive book, Max Harris seeks to understand the "puzzling and enduring passion" of both Mexicans and Spaniards for festivals of moros y cristianos. He begins by tracing the performances' roots in medieval Spain and showing how they came to be superimposed on the mock battles that had been part of pre-contact Aztec calendar rituals. Then, using James Scott's distinction between "public transcripts" and "hidden transcripts", he reveals how, in the hands of folk and indigenous performers, these spectacles of conquest became prophecies of the eventual reconquest of Mexico by the defeated Aztec peoples. Finally, he documents the early arrival of native American performance practices in Europe and the shift of moros y cristianos from court to folk tradition in Spain. Even today, as lively descriptions of current festivals make plain, mock battles between Aztecs, Moors, and Christians remain a remarkably sophisticated vehicle for the communal expression of dissent.

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Imprint: University Of Texas Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2000
First published: 2000
Authors: Max Harris
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 319
Edition: 1st ed
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-73132-5
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Myths & mythology
Books > Humanities > History > American history > Pre-Columbian period, BCE to 1500
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Early Church
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > Religious festivals
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Customs & folklore > General
Books > History > American history > Pre-Columbian period, BCE to 1500
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Worship > Religious festivals
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Early Church
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Myths & mythology
Books > Christianity > Early Church
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LSN: 0-292-73132-9
Barcode: 9780292731325

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