Day of the Dead: When Two Worlds Meet in Oaxaca

by Shawn D. Haley and Curt Fukuda

Book Overview

The Day of the Dead is the most important annual celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico. Skillfully combining textual information and photographic imagery, this book begins with a discussion of the people of Oaxaca, their way of life, and their way of looking at the world. It then takes the reader through the celebration from the preparations that can begin months in advance through to the private gatherings in homes and finally to the cemetery where the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845450833
• ISBN13: 9781845450830
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.9" x 9.9"