Combining shrewd applications of current cultural theory with compelling autobiography and elegant prose, Jos??? E. Lim???n works at the intersection of anthropology, folklore, popular culture, history, and literary criticism. A native of South Texas, he renders a historical and ethnographic account of its rich Mexican-American folk culture. This folk culture, he shows--whether expressed through male joking rituals, ballroom polka dances, folk healing, or eating and drinking traditions--metaphorically dances with the devil, ...
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Combining shrewd applications of current cultural theory with compelling autobiography and elegant prose, Jos??? E. Lim???n works at the intersection of anthropology, folklore, popular culture, history, and literary criticism. A native of South Texas, he renders a historical and ethnographic account of its rich Mexican-American folk culture. This folk culture, he shows--whether expressed through male joking rituals, ballroom polka dances, folk healing, or eating and drinking traditions--metaphorically dances with the devil, both resisting and accommodating the dominant culture of Texas. Critiquing the work of his precursors-- John Gregory Bourke, J. Frank Dobie, Jovita Gonzalez, and Americo Paredes--Lim???n deftly demonstrates that their accounts of Mexican-Americans in South Texas contain race, class, and gender contradictions, revealed most clearly in their accounts of the folkloric figure of the devil. Lim???n's own field-based ethnography follows, and again the devil appears as a recurrent motif, signaling the ideological contradictions of folk practices in a South Texas on the verge of postmodernity.
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Good. 0299142248. This book is in good condition; no remainder marks. The book has some shelfwear. Some highlighted passages and notes but not overwhelming. Solid study or reading copy but not for collectors.; New Directions in Anthro Writing; 8.99 X 5.98 X 0.56 inches; 266 pages.
