Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-303) and index.
Contents
Introduction : Death and life in Oaxaca -- Rites of popular life in Oaxaca -- Anthropology in a Mexican City -- Practicing popular religion in Oaxaca -- Rites of popular death in Oaxaca -- Living with death -- The drama of death -- Living the Day of the Dead -- Days of the Dead in Oaxaca -- Spectacular death and cultural change -- Epilogue : Life in death.