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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Pérez Castro, Ana Bella
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
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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”.