Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction: Death and Life in Oaxaca Part I Rites of Popular Life in Oaxaca 1. Anthropology in a Mexican City 2. Practicing Popular Religion in Oaxaca Part II Rites of Popular Death in Oaxaca 3. Living with Death 4. The Drama of Death Part III Living the Day of the Dead 5. Days of the Dead in Oaxaca 6. Spectacular Death and Cultural Change Epilogue: Life in Death Notes References Index

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Kristin Norget explores the practice and meanings of death rituals in the popular culture of poor urban neighborhoods on the outskirts of the southern Mexican city of Oaxaca. Norget's work offers an original perspective on the significance of the Day of the Dead and other Oaxacan ritual practices in shaping people's values and social identities. Drawing on her extensive fieldwork in Oaxacan neighborhoods, Norget includes vivid descriptions of Day of the Dead rituals.

About the Author

Kristin Norget is associate professor of anthropology at McGill University.

Reviews

"[A] Masterful study... Highly recommended." -- Choice "Norget's book should find a welcomed place on many of our shelves." -- Jeffrey H. Cohen, Journal of Anthropological Research " Will be useful to scholars... [while] still perfectly appropriate for the lay reader." -- Juanita Garciagodoy, Journal of Religion