TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rahier,Jean Muteba
TI  - Kings for three days: the play of race and gender in an Afro-Ecuadorian festival 
T2  - Interpretations of culture in the new millennium
SN  - 9780252094729
AV  - F3741 .K564 2013
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - Black people
KW  - Ecuador
KW  - Esmeraldas (Province)
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Race identity
KW  - Epiphany
KW  - Sex role
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Setting up the stage : contextualizing the Afro-Esmeraldian festival of the kings --; The village of Santo Domingo de Onzole and the period of preparation of the festival of the kings : the centrality of sexual dichotomy and role reversal --; The festival of the kings in Santo Domingo de Onzole --; The festival of the kings in La Tola --; Race, sexuality, and gender as they relate to the festival of the kings --; Performances and contexts of the play in January 2003 --; Conclusion : from the centrality of place in Esmeraldian ethnography to theoretical and methodological considerations for the study of festivities --; Glossary of Esmeraldian Spanish terms; 2; b
N2  - With its rich mix of cultures, European influences, colonial tensions, and migration from bordering nations, Ecuador has long drawn the interest of ethnographers, historians, and political scientists. In this book, the author delivers a highly detailed, thought-provoking examination of the racial, sexual, and social complexities of Afro-Ecuadorian culture, as revealed through the annual Festival of the Kings
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