Title
Singing for the dead [electronic resource] : the politics of indigenous revival in Mexico / Paja Faudree.
ISBN
0822391899
9780822391890 electronic book
0822354160 hardcover : cover
0822354314 paperback
9780822354161 hardcover : cover
9780822354314 paperback
Published
Durham : Duke University Press, 2013.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 315 pages) : illustrations, maps
Call Number
F1221.M35 F38 2013
Summary
"Singing for the Dead chronicles ethnic revival in Oaxaca, Mexico, where new forms of singing and writing in the local Mazatec indigenous language are producing powerful, transformative political effects. Paja Faudree argues for the inclusion of singing as a necessary component in the polarized debates about indigenous orality and literacy, and she considers how the coupling of literacy and song has allowed people from the region to create texts of enduring social resonance. She examines how local young people are learning to read and write in Mazatec as a result of the region's new Day of the Dead song contest. Faudree also studies how tourist interest in local psychedelic mushrooms has led to their commodification, producing both opportunities and challenges for songwriters and others who represent Mazatec culture. She situates these revival movements within the contexts of Mexico and Latin America, as well as the broad, hemisphere-wide movement to create indigenous literatures. Singing for the Dead provides a new way to think about the politics of ethnicity, the success of social movements, and the limits of national belonging." -- Publisher's description.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Leaving the pueblo : the politics of indigenous revival
From revolution to renaissance : a political geography of "deep Mexico"
Revival in the "land of the magic mushroom": a recent history of ethnic relations in the Mazatec Sierra
Singing for the spirits: the annual Day of the Dead song contest
Scenes from a nativist reformation : the Mazatec indigenous church
Meeting at the family crypt : social faultlines and the fragility of community
Seeing double : indigenous authors, readers, and the paradox of revival.
