In this Book
- Carrying the Word: The Concheros Dance in Mexico City
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: University Press of Colorado
The Concheros blend Catholic and indigenous traditions in their performances, but are not governed by a predetermined set of beliefs; rather they are bound together by long standing interpersonal connections framed by the discipline of their tradition. The Concheros manifest their spirituality by means of the dance. Rostas traces how they construct their identity and beliefs, both individual and communal, by its means. The book offers new insights into the experience of dancing as a Conchero while also exploring their history, organization and practices.
Carrying the Word provides a new way for audiences to understand the Conchero's dance tradition, and will be of interest to students and scholars of contemporary Mesoamerica. Those studying identity, religion, and tradition will find this social-anthropological work particularly enlightening.
Table of Contents
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-x
- Preface & Acknowledgments
- pp. xv-xix
- 1: Incongruous Beginnings
- pp. xx-17
- Part One: The Experiential Context
- pp. 19-64
- 2: The Concheros
- pp. 20-41
- 5: Conchero Speak: Carrying the Word
- pp. 86-102
- 6: Clothing Matters
- pp. 103-128
- 7: Why Dance?
- pp. 129-146
- 8: Alliances and Identity Politics
- pp. 148-164
- 9: Oral Tradition, Myth, and History
- pp. 165-190
- 10: The Mexica and Mexicanidad
- pp. 191-208
- Bibliography
- pp. 273-290