Title: Compadres y priostes
Description: "Collection of student essays from a course on religious anthropology conducted in field sites. Students explore and describe festivals from the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church such as Christmas, Epiphany, Corpus Christi, All Souls, and various saints' days held in highland indigenous communities. Includes an historical and theoretical introduction by the editor/professor"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Subjects: Festivals, Indians of South America, Religion, Social conditions, Social life and customs, Religious life and customs, Customs and practices, Rites and ceremonies, Folklore, Fasts and feasts, Syncretism (Religion), Catholic Church
Places: Ecuador