{"product_id":"aztecs-moors-and-christians-festivals-of-reconquest-in-mexico-and-spain-paperback-softback-9780292731325","title":"Aztecs, Moors, and Christians; Festivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292731325","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAztecs, Moors, and Christians\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFestivals of Reconquest in Mexico and Spain\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMax Harris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292731325\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 July 2000\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e319 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e In villages and towns across Spain and its former New World colonies, local performers stage mock battles between Spanish Christians and Moors or Aztecs that range from brief sword dances to massive street theatre lasting several days. The festival tradition officially celebrates the triumph of Spanish Catholicism over its enemies, yet this does not explain its persistence for more than five hundred years nor its widespread diffusion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In this insightful book, Max Harris seeks to understand Mexicans' \"puzzling and enduring passion\" for festivals of \u003ci\u003emoros y cristianos.\u003c\/i\u003e He begins by tracing the performances' roots in medieval Spain and showing how they came to be superimposed on the mock battles that had been a part of pre-contact Aztec calendar rituals. Then using James Scott's distinction between \"public\" and \"hidden transcripts,\" he reveals how, in the hands of folk and indigenous performers, these spectacles of conquest became prophecies of the eventual reconquest of Mexico by the defeated Aztec peoples. Even today, as lively descriptions of current festivals make plain, they remain a remarkably sophisticated vehicle for the communal expression of dissent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part One: Prologue \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Beheading the Moor (Zacatecas, 1996) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Reading the Mask (Cuetzalan, 1988) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Two: Spain, 1150-1521 \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. A Royal Wedding (Lleida, 1150) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. A Medley of Battles (Zaragoza, 1286-1414) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. A Martyrdom with Hobby Horses (Barcelona, 1424) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. A Game of Canes (JaÉ\u003cbr\u003en, 1462) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Three: Mexico, 1321-1521 \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. The Fields of the Wars of Flowers \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. The Festival of the Sweeping of the Roads \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. The Festival of the Raising of the Banners \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10. The Festival of the Flaying of Men \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 11. The Dance of the Emperor Motecuzoma \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Four: Mexico, 1521-1600 \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 12. The Conquest of Mexico (1524-1536) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 13. The Conquest of Rhodes (Mexico City, 1539) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 14. The Conquest of Jerusalem (Tlaxcala, 1539) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 15. The Tensions of Empire (Mexico City, 1565-1595) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 16. The Travels of Alonso Ponce (New Spain, 1584-1589) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 17. The Conquest of New Mexico (1598) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Five: Spain, 1521-1600 \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 18. Touring Aztecs (1522-1529) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 19. Royal Entries (Toledo, 1533, and Naples, 1543) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 20. Great Balls of Fire (Trent, 1549) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 21. Noble Fantasies (Binche, 1549, and Rouen, 1550) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 22. FÊ\u003cbr\u003eted Dreams of Peace (Andalusia, 1561-1571) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 23. Changing Tastes (Daroca to Valencia, 1585-1586) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 24. Gilded Indians (1521-1600) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Part Six: Epilogue \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e 25. Dancing With Malinche (New Mexico and Oaxaca, 1993-1994) \u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685559988504,"sku":"9780292731325","price":21.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/aztecs-moors-and-christians-festivals-of-reconquest-in-mexico-and-spain-paperback-softback-9780292731325","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}