Andanzas perversas por el mundo de los vivos
Death in Tancoco, a village in the Huaxteca Veracruzana, is a complex fact, due to the interweaving of the intricate social relationships between the living and the dead, and the criss-crossing of social, economical, political and ideological lines. As a result of this elaborate composition, opposit...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2006 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Península |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/44332 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/peninsula/article/view/44332 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | premonitions beliefs dead “dangerousness” “weak shadow” presagio creencias muertos peligrosidad sombra débil |
| Sumario: | Death in Tancoco, a village in the Huaxteca Veracruzana, is a complex fact, due to the interweaving of the intricate social relationships between the living and the dead, and the criss-crossing of social, economical, political and ideological lines. As a result of this elaborate composition, opposite feelings will arise: the dead are awaited and celebrated in November; but on the other hand, the villagers consider the dead as entities that may harm people. In this sense, the article explore the imaginary around the teenek as well as their socio-economical context, and to propose to the reader two possible interpretations for what the author consider “The perversity of the dead”. |
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