The Day of the Dead
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The Day of the Dead: When Two Worlds Meet in Oaxaca
By Shawn D. Haley, Curt FukudaFurther , as Dennis points out , neighboring communities are frequently in conflict with one another , usually over land . This situation has likely existed for many centuries . ? In the literature , the term “ Zapotec ” is often used ...
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The Day of the Dead: A Pictorial Archive of Dia de Los Muertos
By Jean MossPresents a collection of historical engravings depicting costumed skeletons representing the Mexican celebration of of Dia de los Muertos.
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The Day of the Dead
By Ward S. AlbroThe people of Oaxaca, Mexico, believe the souls of the dead, the antepasados, return every year for a twenty-four-hour visit. They are welcomed into their former homes with gaily decorated...
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The Day of the Dead: Art, Inspiration & Counter Culture
By Flame Flame Tree, Russ ThorneThe Day of the Dead is a festival of culture and youth, a celebration of life in death.The beautiful rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture: art, movies, cartoons and literature ...
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The Day of the Dead: A Visual Compendium
By Chloë Sayer, Julian RothensteinThis anthology considers how the Day of the Dead has been celebrated in visual art and culture, from the traditional and iconic illustrations of Manuel Manilla and Jose Posada to the paper cuts of Aaron Velasco Pacheco, folk art of the ...
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The Day of the Dead: The Autumn of Comissario Ricciardi
By Maurizio de Giovanni. . These are murder mysteries raised to a brilliant level.” —Open Letters Monthly