Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead: The Day of the Dead in Mexico and Beyond

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 232 pages
• Published by: Wiley-Blackwell January 16, 2007
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1405152486
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1405152488
• Book Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.5 inches
• Weighs: 1.1 pounds

Product Review
"Erudite and charming, Brandes' book provides a welcome antidote to previous studies of Day of the Dead 'morbidity,' segueing seamlessly from the Mexican festivities to Mexican-Americans in California. The book is destined to become a classic in Hispanic studies." David D. Gilmore, SUNY, Stony Brook


"This is a marvelous book. Brandes, a perceptive analyst and delightful writer, mines his years of fieldwork to offer both the telling ethnographic episode and the revealing photograph. Skulls to the Living not only illuminates the fascinating rituals of the Day of the Dead, but offers rich insight into changing and kaleidoscopic Mexican culture as well." David I. Kertzer, Brown University


Shortlisted for the Katharine Briggs Folklore Award 2007

"As Brandes explains in this small, well-written, colorfully illustrated volume, the Day of the Dead has strayed far from its origins as a Mexican version of the pan-Roman Catholic All Saints' and All Souls' days to become a spectacular international and interethnic happening Recommended." CHOICE

Product Description
Stanley Brandes’s new book, Skulls to the Living, Bread to the Dead, challenges the misconception of Mexico’s national fascination with death and instead looks at the unique and elaborate celebrations of life that have become a symbol of the nation.

Reader Reviews
This is a great book for the Spanish classroom. It provides lots of good information that you cannot necessarily find on the web. It would be a great book for every school library that has a Spanish program. Comment | | (Report this)