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Days of Death, Days of Life: Ritual in the Popular Culture of Oaxaca
Paper, 336 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13689-1
$30.00
/ £20.50
December, 2005
Cloth, 336 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-13688-4
$90.00
/ £62.00
"[A] Masterful study... Highly recommended." — Choice
"Norget's book should find a welcomed place on many of our shelves." — Jeffrey H. Cohen, Journal of Anthropological Research
" Will be useful to scholars... [while] still perfectly appropriate for the lay reader." — Juanita Garciagodoy, Journal of Religion
"This study is a singular contribution to the study of death and deathways in contemporary urban Mexico. Kristin Norget has produced a poignant and personal account of how the people of urban Oaxaca deal with death both in ritual and in their day to day lives. Her book moves beyond the colorful description of the Day of the Dead ritual, to the presence of death in everyday life." — Claudio Lomnitz, New School for Social Research, author of Death and the Idea of Mexico
"There is no better way to understand the symbols of death than to immerse ourselves in the realities of everyday life. Kristin Norget does this as she takes us on an unsettling voyage through the ritual experiences of death in Oaxaca. The resulting book challenges the reigning stereotypes of ‘Death in Mexico’ and illuminates the relationship between popular religiosity and alienating modernity. Written in an agile and accessible style, this is an excellent and original contribution to the study of Mexican culture." — Roger Bartra, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, author of Blood, Ink, and Culture: Miseries and Splendors of the Post-Mexican Condition