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Festive Devils of the Americas (Enactments),Used
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The devil is a defiant, nefarious figure, the emblem of evil, and harbinger of the damned. However, the festive devilthe devil that dancesturns the most hideous acts into playful transgressions. Festive Devils of the Americas is the first volume to present a transnational and performancecentered approach to this fascinating, feared, and revered character of fiestas, street festivals, and carnivals in North, Central, and South America. As produced and performed in both rural and urban communities and among neighborhood groups and councils, festive devils challenge the principles of colonialism and nationstates reliant on the straight and narrow opposition between good and evil, black and white, and us and them.Each section of this volume opens with regional maps ranging from the Andes, AfroAtlantic, and Caribbean, to Central and North America. However, festive devils defy geographical as well as moral boundaries. From Brazils Candombl to New Mexicos dance halls, festive devils and their stories sustain and transform ancestral memory, recast historical narratives, and present political, social, and cultural alternatives in many guises. Within economic, political, and religious crosscurrents, these paradoxical figures affirm the spirit of community within the framework of subversion and inversion found at the heart of the festival world.
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