Theatrum Mundi: Masks and Masquerades in Mexico and the Andes

by Anthony Alan Shelton

Theatrum Mundi ("the theatre of the world") describes the diversity of masks and performances that originated from the violent struggles between European, Arabic and "New World" civilizations. This authoritative study celebrates over 500 years of Mexican and South American Indigenous dance dramas and explains how mask makers, religious practitioners, masqueraders and entrepreneurs have helped to continuously reinvent, revitalize and express the changing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1773271377
• ISBN13: 9781773271378
• Release Date: November 2021
• Publisher: Figure 1 Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 4.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.9" x 12.1"