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Marchi, Regina M., 1965-

Day of the Dead in the USA the migration and transformation of a cultural phenomenon / [electronic resource] : Regina M. Marchi. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009. - xi, 192 p., [12] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Latinidad : transnational cultures in the United States . - Latinidad. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-184) and index.

An ancient and modern festival -- Mexico's special relationship with Day of the Dead -- Day of the Dead in the United States -- Ritual communication and community building -- U.S. Day of the Dead as political communication : a moral economy -- Day of the Dead in the U.S. media : the celebration goes mainstream -- The expanding hybridity of an already hybrid tradition -- The commoditization of a death ritual.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2010.
Available via World Wide Web.
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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA944942 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
All Souls' Day--United States.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--Social life and customs.
United States--Religious life and customs.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GT4995.A4 / M36 2009eb

Dewey Class. No.: 394.2660973