Sale 9%
iUniverse
The Mexican Cult of Death in Myth, Art and Literature
Product Code:
9781462022618
ISBN13:
9781462022618
Condition:
New
$12.83
The Mexican Cult of Death in Myth, Art and Literature
$12.83
"The word death is not pronounced in New York, in Paris, in London, because it burns the lips. The Mexican, in contrast, is familiar with death, jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it, it is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love." Thus Octavio Paz describes a cultural phenomenon that has for centuries fascinated scholars and aficionados of virtually every field of Mexican studies, "el culto a la muerte," the cult of death, a term that readily calls to the mind of anyone familiar with Mexico and her culture the unusually constant place of death in the minds and lives of the Mexican people. In this volume, author Brodman examines the Mexican cult of death from a variety of disciplinary perspectives to provide the most comprehensive analysis yet of the origins and nature of the Mexican cult of death and its relationship to Mexican arts, literature and culture.
| Author: Barbara Brodman Ph. D. |
| Publisher: iUniverse |
| Publication Date: Jun 17, 2011 |
| Number of Pages: 132 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1462022618 |
| ISBN-13: 9781462022618 |
Related Products
Academic Studies Press
Abolishing Death: A Salvation Myth of Russian Twentieth-Century Literature
$37.34
Sale 1%
Hansebooks
Myths of Northern Lands: Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art
$36.90
$36.39