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Author Rahier, Jean Muteba, 1959-

Title Kings for three days : the play of race and gender in an Afro-Ecuadorian festival / Jean Muteba Rahier
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2013]

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 197 pages)
Series Interpretations of culture in the new millennium
Interpretations of culture in the new millennium.
Contents Setting up the stage : contextualizing the Afro-Esmeraldian festival of the kings -- The village of Santo Domingo de Onzole and the period of preparation of the festival of the kings : the centrality of sexual dichotomy and role reversal -- The festival of the kings in Santo Domingo de Onzole -- The festival of the kings in La Tola -- Race, sexuality, and gender as they relate to the festival of the kings -- Performances and contexts of the play in January 2003 -- Conclusion : from the centrality of place in Esmeraldian ethnography to theoretical and methodological considerations for the study of festivities -- Glossary of Esmeraldian Spanish terms
Summary With its rich mix of cultures, European influences, colonial tensions, and migration from bordering nations, Ecuador has long drawn the interest of ethnographers, historians, and political scientists. In this book, the author delivers a highly detailed, thought-provoking examination of the racial, sexual, and social complexities of Afro-Ecuadorian culture, as revealed through the annual Festival of the Kings
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-194) and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Subject Black people -- Ecuador -- Esmeraldas (Province) -- Rites and ceremonies
Black people -- Race identity -- Ecuador -- Esmeraldas (Province)
Epiphany -- Ecuador -- Esmeraldas (Province)
Sex role -- Ecuador -- Esmeraldas (Province)
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Black people -- Race identity
Black people -- Rites and ceremonies
Epiphany
Manners and customs
Race relations
Sex role
SUBJECT Esmeraldas (Ecuador : Province) -- Race relations
Esmeraldas (Ecuador : Province) -- Social life and customs
Subject Ecuador -- Esmeraldas (Province)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021701832
ISBN 9780252094729
0252094727