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The Resource Between two waters : narratives of transculturation in Latin America, Silvia Spitta

Between two waters : narratives of transculturation in Latin America, Silvia Spitta

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Summary
"Departs from the Cuban Fernando Ortiz's cultural theory of transculturation. Modifies Ortiz, following Angel Rama, to include all of Latin America, not just Cuba, as a culture defined and articulated by transculation processes. Chooses four moments - Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios, extirpation of idolatries, the Cuzco School of Painting, and José María Arguedas - providing interesting discussions of each, relying on existing scholarship. Important here is the project's ambition and the series of works examined. The triumphalist tone of the proponents of transculturation has lately been dampened by forceful critiques of Rama's work and the implicit asymmetry of any transculturative situation. Important resource"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xii, 246 pages
Contents
  • 1. Transculturation and the Ambiguity of Signs in Latin America
  • 2. Shamanism and Christianity: The Transcultural Semiotics of Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios
  • 3. Dagon Is Their Ark, and Christ Their Baal: Christianization, Transculturation as "Contamination," and the Extirpation of Idolatries
  • 4. The Cuzco School of Painting and Artistic Transculturation: A Picture Essay
  • 5. Jose Maria Arguedas: Entre Dos Aguas
  • 6. That Fast Receding Towards the Past That Is Women's Future: "La culpa es de los Tlaxcaltecas."
  • 7. By Way of Conclusion: The New Mestiza Writes
Isbn
9780892633210
Instance
Label
Between two waters : narratives of transculturation in Latin America
Title
Between two waters
Title remainder
narratives of transculturation in Latin America
Statement of responsibility
Silvia Spitta
Title variation
Between 2 waters
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
"Departs from the Cuban Fernando Ortiz's cultural theory of transculturation. Modifies Ortiz, following Angel Rama, to include all of Latin America, not just Cuba, as a culture defined and articulated by transculation processes. Chooses four moments - Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios, extirpation of idolatries, the Cuzco School of Painting, and José María Arguedas - providing interesting discussions of each, relying on existing scholarship. Important here is the project's ambition and the series of works examined. The triumphalist tone of the proponents of transculturation has lately been dampened by forceful critiques of Rama's work and the implicit asymmetry of any transculturative situation. Important resource"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1956-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Spitta, Silvia
Dewey number
860.9/98
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
PQ7081
LC item number
.S72 1995
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Latin American literature
  • Intercultural communication
  • Acculturation
  • Comunicación intercultural
  • Aculturación
  • Verhalen
  • Acculturatie
  • Interculturele communicatie
  • Literatur
  • Kulturkontakt
  • Hispanoamerika
Summary URI
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Label
Between two waters : narratives of transculturation in Latin America, Silvia Spitta
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-235) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Transculturation and the Ambiguity of Signs in Latin America -- 2. Shamanism and Christianity: The Transcultural Semiotics of Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios -- 3. Dagon Is Their Ark, and Christ Their Baal: Christianization, Transculturation as "Contamination," and the Extirpation of Idolatries -- 4. The Cuzco School of Painting and Artistic Transculturation: A Picture Essay -- 5. Jose Maria Arguedas: Entre Dos Aguas -- 6. That Fast Receding Towards the Past That Is Women's Future: "La culpa es de los Tlaxcaltecas." -- 7. By Way of Conclusion: The New Mestiza Writes
Control code
28292444
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 246 pages
Isbn
9780892633210
Lccn
93011346
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(WaOLN)1731338
Label
Between two waters : narratives of transculturation in Latin America, Silvia Spitta
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-235) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Transculturation and the Ambiguity of Signs in Latin America -- 2. Shamanism and Christianity: The Transcultural Semiotics of Cabeza de Vaca's Naufragios -- 3. Dagon Is Their Ark, and Christ Their Baal: Christianization, Transculturation as "Contamination," and the Extirpation of Idolatries -- 4. The Cuzco School of Painting and Artistic Transculturation: A Picture Essay -- 5. Jose Maria Arguedas: Entre Dos Aguas -- 6. That Fast Receding Towards the Past That Is Women's Future: "La culpa es de los Tlaxcaltecas." -- 7. By Way of Conclusion: The New Mestiza Writes
Control code
28292444
Dimensions
24 cm
Extent
xii, 246 pages
Isbn
9780892633210
Lccn
93011346
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(WaOLN)1731338

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