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LA Fiesta De Los Tastoanes: Critical Encounters in Mexican Festival Performance
LA Fiesta De Los Tastoanes Critical Encounters in Mexican Festival Performance
Author: Olga Najera-Ramirez
This ethnography explores the Fiesta de los Tastoanes celebrated annually by the citizens of Jocotan, Mexico, an ancient indigenous community near Guadalajara. The pageantry symbolically re-enacts the Spanish conquest of Mexico through mock battles between Santiago, the patron saint of Spain, and the Tastoanes, the leaders of the indigenous resi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780826317957
ISBN-10: 0826317952
Pages: 187
Edition: 1st
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Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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