The great festivals of colonial Mexico City
Subtitle: performing power and identity
By: Linda A. Curcio-Nagy.
Series: Diálogos; Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Festivals -- Mexico -- Mexico City -- History; Mexico City (Mexico) -- Social life and customs; Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810
Description: "This innovative work of cultural history examines the function of public rituals in colonial Mexico City. Festivals were a defining characteristic of life in the capital. For most of the colonial period, inhabitants could witness as many as 100 religious and civil celebrations in a year. The largest of these events, both civil and religious, were sponsored by the authorities and were crucial means to embody political and social concepts."--Amazon
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-216) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The ideal prince; title: The perfect vassal; title: Celebrating Apollo; title: His majesty's most loyal and imperfect subjects; title: Ritual, satire, and the coming of independence; title: Concluding thoughts.