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

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Day of the Dead in the USA i LATINIDAD Transnational Cultures in the United States This series publishes books that deepen and expand our knowledge and understanding of the various Latina/o populations in the United States in the context of their transnational relationships with cultures of the broader Americas.The focus is on the history and analysis of Latino cultural systems and practices in national and transnational spheres of influence from the nineteenth century to the present. The series is open to scholarship in political science, economics, anthropology, linguistics, history, cinema and television, literary and cultural studies, and popular culture and encourages interdisciplinary approaches, methods, and theories. The Series Advisory Board consists of faculty of the Department of Transborder Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies and Film and Media Studies at Arizona State University where an interdisciplinary emphasis is being placed on transborder and transnational dynamics. Regina M. Marchi Rutgers University Press New Brunswick, New Jersey, and London Day of the Dead in the USA The Migration and Transformation of a Cultural Phenomenon i Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Marchi, Regina M., 1965– Day of the Dead in the USA : the migration and transformation of a cultural phenomenon / Regina M. Marchi. p. cm.— (Latinadad : transnational cultures in the United States) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8135–4557–8 (hardcover : alk. paper)—ISBN 978–0–8135–4558–5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1.All Souls' Day—United States. 2. United States—Social life and customs. 3. United States—Religious life and customs. I.Title. GT4995.A4M36 2009 394.2660973—dc22 2008040064 CIP A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2009 by Regina M. Marchi All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 100 Joyce Kilmer Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854–8099. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our Web site: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America For my family and friends, vivos y muertos . . . ...