Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1. The Day of the Dead
Chapter 2. Oaxaca and Its People
Chapter 3. Funerals and Death
Chapter 4. The Day of the Dead Markets
Chapter 5. Preparation
Chapter 6. November First: A Private Affair
Chapter 7. November Second: Panteones and Public Festivities
Chapter 8. The Roots of the Day of the Dead
Chapter 9. The Future of the Day of the Dead

References Cited
Index

About the Author

Shawn D. Haley is an anthropologist and archaeologist who specializes in Latin American and Urban anthropology. He has spent much of the past 7 years in the villages around Oaxaca, Mexico, learning about the Day of the Dead. It has been said of him that he speaks with "... the heart of a Zapotec," the dominant local indigenous group.

Reviews

“…essentially an introductory text…the richly detailed ethnographic descriptions are accompanied by oral accounts with personal quotes well supported by Fukuda’s photographic essay… a good starting book to learn about this celebration in Mexico.”  ·  Anthropos "This is an extremely appealing book ... the photography is absolutely outstanding ... The care taken to integrate the photos with the text and ensure the reader does not get a misleading impression from the visuals is remarkable. The book really is a model of how to use professional quality visual material to enrich an ethnographic account rather than simply to delight the eye."   ·  John Gledhill, University of Manchester