Shaping Society Through Dance Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes

Name: Shaping Society Through Dance Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes
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ISBN: 9780226520087

ISBN-10: 0226520080

ISBN-13: 9780226520087

Edition: 2000

Authors: Zoila S. Mendoza

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During the patron saint fiesta in the Andean town of San Jeroacute;nimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset in the town square, eagerly awaiting the entrance of the colorful dance troupes, or comparsas. With their masks, music, and surprising interpretations of contemporary events, the comparsas of the Cusco region are the focus of this multifaceted work. At the crossroads of folklore and ritual, mass media and local preferences, and regional and national identity, the comparsas--recorded here on video and compact disc--have become a powerful way for the local people to make sense of their place in Peru and in the world. As Zoila Mendoza shows, they do more than reflect societal changes, they…

Book details

List price: $99.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 302
Size: 0.64" wide x 0.93" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



List of Illustrations Contents of Compact Disc


Acknowledgments



An Introduction to the Study of Ritual Dance Performance in the Andes



Folklore, Authenticity, and Traditions in Cusco Regional Identity



The People of San Jeroacute;nimo, Their Lives, and Their Main Ritual in Regional and Historical Perspectives



The Majentilde;os Comparsa: Power, Prestige, and Masculinity among Mestizos



Genuine but Marginal: Cultural Belonging, Social Subordination, and the Carnivalesque in the Qollas Performance



Contesting Identities through Altiplano Danzas: Gender and Generational Conflicts in the Cusco Region



Reflections on the Relationship between Performance and Society


Notes


References


Contents of Video


Index