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Hermanitos Comanchitos: Indo-Hispano Rituals of Captivity and Redemption (Pasó Por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage) - Softcover

Lamadrid, Enrique R.

 
9780826328786: Hermanitos Comanchitos: Indo-Hispano Rituals of Captivity and Redemption (Pasó Por Aquí Series on the Nuevomexicano Literary Heritage)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0826328784 ISBN 13: 9780826328786
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press, 2003

Synopsis

One of the great festival traditions shared by Pueblo and Hispano across New Mexico is the celebration Los Comanches. In this series of winter festivals, communities come alive with colorful processions, boisterous ceremonial dance, allegorical nativity plays, and a folk drama on horseback which portrays the 1779 defeat of famed war chief Cuerno Verde. In a mixture of defiance and emulation, these events honor the historic relations of war and peace with the Comanches, the feared and admired warriors and traders of the south plains who once held the fate of all New Mexico in their hands.

Lamadrid and Gandert provide historic, poetic, and photographic documentation of one of the richest legacies of the upper Rio Grande, a cultural crossroads known for its mestizo traditions and transcultural exchanges. A CD anthology of "Comanche" music accompanies a stunning selection of Gandert's photographs.

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About the Authors

Enrique R. Lamadrid is a literary folklorist and cultural historian in the University of New Mexico's Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

Miguel A. Gandert is professor of journalism and communication, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.

From the Back Cover

Lamadrid and Gandert provide historic, poetic, and photographic documentation of one of the least understood festival traditions of the Southwest. Both Pueblo and Hispano groups honor and emulate historic relations of war and peace with the Comanches in celebrations which include an eighteenth century folk drama, nativity plays, and ceremonial dance. Includes a CD with "Comanche" music.

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Lamadrid and Gandert provide historic, poetic, and photographic documentation of one of the least understood festival traditions of the Southwest. Both Pueblo and Hispano groups honor and emulate historic relations of war and peace with the Comanches in celebrations which include an eighteenth century folk drama, nativity plays, and ceremonial dance. Includes a CD with "Comanche" music.

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Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Publication date
2003
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0826328784
ISBN 13 
9780826328786
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
280