Todos Santos in Rural Tlaxcala

A Syncretic, Expressive, and Symbolic Analysis of the Cult of the Dead

Hugo Gino Nutini (Autor)

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494 Seiten

2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-63470-8 (ISBN)

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The cult of the dead, centered on Todos Santos, the All Saints Day-All Souls Day celebration, is one of the most important aspects of Mesoamerican Indian and mestizo religion. Focusing on rural Tlaxcala, in Mexico, Hugo Nutini presents a thorough description and analysis of the cult in its syncretic, structural, and expressive dimensions and describes its development from the original confrontation of pre-Hispanic polytheism and Spanish Catholicism, through colonial times, until the disintegration of the system of folk religions that is even now occurring. The discussion of the expressive component of the cult of the dead is a crucial contribution of the study. Professor Nutini shows that symbolism can be an adjunct to expressive studies, but not an end in itself. In addition, he postulates a theory that may serve as a model for studies of the combination and reconciliation of religious beliefs in other contexts. Emphasizing folk theology, teleology, and eschatology, rather than the mechanical and administrative components more frequently studied in works on Mesoamerican Indian and mestizo religions, he concludes that the local system is monolatrous, rather than monotheistic.
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*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*List of Illustrations, pg. vii*Preface, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 2*1. Syncretic Background of Todos Santos: The Spanish- Catholic Component, pg. 38*2. Syncretic Background of the Cult of the Dead: The Pre-Hispanic Component, pg. 53*3. The Syncretic Transformation of Todos Santos: Structure and Process, pg. 77*4. Traditional Structure and the Ritual and Propitiatory Specialization of the Cult of the Dead, pg. 114*5. The Celebration of Todos Santos: From All Saints Day to the Octava of All Souls Day, pg. 144*6. Offerings to the Dead and the Household Altar, pg. 169*7. Physical Forms and Symbolic Meanings of the Ofrenda, pg. 197*8. The Decoration of the Graves in the Cemetery: Expressive Display and Symbolic Meaning, pg. 236*9. Public Aspects and Sociological Implications of the Cult of the Dead, pg. 275*10. The Ideology and Belief System of the Cult of the Dead, pg. 301*11. Provenance and Amalgamation of Elements in the Syncretic Process, pg. 343*12. The Transformation of the Cult of the Dead since i960, pg. 359*13. The Expressive Approach, pg. 377*Conclusions, pg. 398*Notes, pg. 417*Glossary, pg. 436*References, pg. 445*Index, pg. 455

Erscheinungsdatum	27.05.2016
Reihe/Serie	Princeton Legacy Library
Verlagsort	New Jersey
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1049 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	0-691-63470-X / 069163470X
ISBN-13	978-0-691-63470-8 / 9780691634708
Zustand	Neuware