Death and the Idea of Mexico
"Lomnitz's masterful Death and the Idea of Mexico places him in the company of Octavio Paz and Carlos Monsivais as both critic and champion of Mexico culture. This study of death makes Mexico come alive." William H. Beezley Bookforum"Easily ranks as the most sophisticated, well-documented, and thought-provoking treatment of Mexico's unique national totem."American Historical Review"Death and the Idea of Mexicois, in every sense, a stunning volume.... Lomnitz has produced a magisterial work of enormous depth, sensitivity, and scope. Its scholarly value will endure for decades, all the more so because it is written in a thoroughly accessible, at times lyrical, style."American Ethnologist"This outstanding work was written by an author with a Renaissance mind. It examines the Mexican people's in many respects unique relationship to death throughout several centuries. It brilliantly straddles the fields of history, anthropology, and religion."Friedrich Katz"This outstanding work was written by an author with a Renaissance mind. It examines the Mexican people's in many respects unique relationship to death throughout several centuries. It brilliantly straddles the fields of history, anthropology, and religion." Friedrich Katz