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Brujerías: Stories of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the American Southwest and Beyond (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
Nasario García
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Description for Brujerías: Stories of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the American Southwest and Beyond (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
Hardcover. Presents the tales of sorcerers, fiendish witches, La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker, ghostly apparitions, and balls of fire that demonstrate how the magical world of witchcraft and the supernatural connects Spain to Latin America and Latin America to North America. Series: Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest. Num Pages: 384 pages, 60 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; VXWT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 794.
He got as close as he could to observe the spectacle; his eyes could hardly believe what he saw. Circled around the huge bonfire were many witches dancing and making all kinds of gestures amidst laughs, screams, and bursts of laughter as they sang all together. Recounted in Spanish and in English translation, these tales of sorcerers, fiendish witches, La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker, ghostly apparitions, and balls of fire will fascinate and spook readers of all ages and backgrounds. The sixty-four narrators in Brujeras range in age from seventeen to ninety-eight years old. Their stories come from a variety ... Read more
He got as close as he could to observe the spectacle; his eyes could hardly believe what he saw. Circled around the huge bonfire were many witches dancing and making all kinds of gestures amidst laughs, screams, and bursts of laughter as they sang all together. Recounted in Spanish and in English translation, these tales of sorcerers, fiendish witches, La Llorona, the vanishing hitchhiker, ghostly apparitions, and balls of fire will fascinate and spook readers of all ages and backgrounds. The sixty-four narrators in Brujeras range in age from seventeen to ninety-eight years old. Their stories come from a variety ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Series
Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726079
SKU
V9780896726079
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Reviews for Brujerías: Stories of Witchcraft and the Supernatural in the American Southwest and Beyond (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
Brujerias can be taught as a primary text or as a companion piece in any Hispanic folklore, Chicano/a literature, or cultural studies course. Interestingly, it includes stories by pioneer Chicano authors like Roladn Hinojosa. This collection exemplifies that the culture transformation of the American Southwest is a microcosm of local and global migrations happening in the United States and worldwide. ... Read more