Author: Nutini, Hugo G.
Title: Todos Santos in Rural Tlaxcala: A Syncretic, Expressive, and Symbolic Analysis of the Cult of the Dead
Description: Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press, 1988. Hardcover. Olive cloth boards, black title block with gilt lettering; xv, 471 pp, 4 unnumbered pages of plates. "Focusing on rural Tlaxcala, in Mexico, Hugo Nutini presents a thorough description and analysis of the cult in its syncretic, structural, and expressive dimensions. He 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."- dj Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-454) and index. VG-/VG- (ex-library with labels and stamps on spine, block, inside front and rear covers and title page verso. Pages are otherwise clean and clear.) .

Keywords: Misc ; Mexico; All Saints' Day; Religion ; ;