SYMBOL AND CONQUEST; Public Ritual and Drama in Santa Fe
Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1992. Second edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 281 pgs, index, b&w photos. Explores the relationship between ritual and power in the city of Santa Fe, New Mecico, where a number of symbol systems conflict and coalesce: Hispanic, Catholic, Pueblo and Navajo, Prostestant, civic, artistic, folkloric, and others. The author succeeds in conveying not only the structure and public performances but also, through his vivid descriptions of spectacles and ceremonies, the color and atmosphere of the city itself. Good+. Item #25818
ISBN: 0826313728
Price: $6.00
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