Dancing with the Devil: Society and Cultural Poetics in Mexican-American South Texas

by José E. Limón

Book Overview

Combining shrewd applications of current cultural theory with compelling autobiography and elegant prose, Jos? E. Lim?n works at the intersection of anthropology, folklore, popular culture, history, and literary criticism. A native of South Texas, he renders a historical and ethnographic account of its rich Mexican-American folk culture. This folk culture, he shows--whether expressed through male joking rituals, ballroom polka dances, folk healing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299142248
• ISBN13: 9780299142247
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good work in the field of Anthropology

Jose Limon has a way of weaving a story into an athropological study that brings the aspect of culture that he is studying to life. He keeps the reader interested by making the stories of his field work part of his studies.Anyone who is interested in learning about and understanding the life of Tejanos/Mexican-Americans in Texas should read this scholarly work.