Day of the Dead in the USA The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon

Name: Day of the Dead in the USA The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon
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ISBN: 9780813545585

ISBN-10: 0813545587

ISBN-13: 9780813545585

Edition: 2009

Authors: Regina M. Marchi

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Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Publication date: 6/9/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction


An Ancient and Modern Festival


Mexico's Special Relationship with Day of the Dead


Day of the Dead in the United States


Ritual Communication and Community Building


US Day of the Dead as Political Communication: A Moral Economy


Day of the Dead in the US Media: The Celebration Goes Mainstream


The Expanding Hybridity of an Already Hybrid Tradition


The Commoditization of a Death Ritual


Conclusion: What We Can Learn from Day of the Dead


Methodological Appendix


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index