Max Harris is Executive Director of the Wisconsin Humanities Council at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

• AcknowledgmentsPart One: Days of Saints and Virgins 1. Demons and Dragons (Catalonia)2. Flowers for Saint Tony (Aragon)3. El Mas Chiquito de To' Los Santos (Puerto Rico)4. The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico)5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico)Part Two: Corpus Christi 6. Dancing under Friendly Fire (Catalonia)7. A Confraternity of Jews (Castile-La Mancha)8. Saint Sebastian and the Blue-eyed Blacks (Peru)Part Three: Carnivals 9. A Scattering of Ants (Galicia)10. The Bandit and the Fat Man (Navarre)11. Safe for the Bourgeoisie (Belgium)12. Devils and Decorum (Trinidad)13. The Sins of the Carnival Virgin (Bolivia)NotesBibliographyIndex

"Dr. Harris has preempted a field almost unto himself: the study of contemporary festivals that have their origins in tradition, history, and the great religious celebrations of the past... [This book] represents a masterful achievement." --Milla Cozart Riggio, James J. Goodwin Professor of English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut

Max Harris is Executive Director of the Wisconsin Humanities Council at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

• AcknowledgmentsPart One: Days of Saints and Virgins 1. Demons and Dragons (Catalonia)2. Flowers for Saint Tony (Aragon)3. El Mas Chiquito de To' Los Santos (Puerto Rico)4. The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico)5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico)Part Two: Corpus Christi 6. Dancing under Friendly Fire (Catalonia)7. A Confraternity of Jews (Castile-La Mancha)8. Saint Sebastian and the Blue-eyed Blacks (Peru)Part Three: Carnivals 9. A Scattering of Ants (Galicia)10. The Bandit and the Fat Man (Navarre)11. Safe for the Bourgeoisie (Belgium)12. Devils and Decorum (Trinidad)13. The Sins of the Carnival Virgin (Bolivia)NotesBibliographyIndex

"Dr. Harris has preempted a field almost unto himself: the study of contemporary festivals that have their origins in tradition, history, and the great religious celebrations of the past... [This book] represents a masterful achievement." --Milla Cozart Riggio, James J. Goodwin Professor of English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut

Max Harris is Executive Director of the Wisconsin Humanities Council at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

• AcknowledgmentsPart One: Days of Saints and Virgins 1. Demons and Dragons (Catalonia)2. Flowers for Saint Tony (Aragon)3. El Mas Chiquito de To' Los Santos (Puerto Rico)4. The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (Mexico)5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (Mexico)Part Two: Corpus Christi 6. Dancing under Friendly Fire (Catalonia)7. A Confraternity of Jews (Castile-La Mancha)8. Saint Sebastian and the Blue-eyed Blacks (Peru)Part Three: Carnivals 9. A Scattering of Ants (Galicia)10. The Bandit and the Fat Man (Navarre)11. Safe for the Bourgeoisie (Belgium)12. Devils and Decorum (Trinidad)13. The Sins of the Carnival Virgin (Bolivia)NotesBibliographyIndex

"Dr. Harris has preempted a field almost unto himself: the study of contemporary festivals that have their origins in tradition, history, and the great religious celebrations of the past... [This book] represents a masterful achievement." --Milla Cozart Riggio, James J. Goodwin Professor of English, Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut