Table of Contents

• Introduction
• 1. Setting the Stage
• 2. Fiesta Leaders, Officials, and Saints (Mayordomos, cargueros, y santos)
• 3. Vigils, Visits, and Ritual Meals (Velaciones, posadas, y reliquias)
• 4. Processions, Encounters, Ceremonies, and Masses (Procesiones, encuentros, ceremonias, y misas)
• 5. Dances, Dance Dramas, and Entertainments
• 6. Toward Understanding the Patron Saint Fiesta
• Appendices
• Glossary
• References

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A comprehensive study of two intimately linked patron saint fiestas in Central Mexico.

About the Author

Yolanda Lastra is Professor of Linguistics at UNAM (National University of Mexico).

Joel Sherzer is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and Linguistics at University of Texas at Austin.

Dina Sherzer is Professor Emerita of French and Italian and Comparative Literature at University of Texas at Austin.