Quinceara (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313358241)

This volume compiled by Ilan Stavans examines the importance of ritual and celebration and the quinceara celebration's growing social importance to in the Latino community, particularly in the United States.

The essays explore the quinceara and the coming-of-age ritual from various angles. Prior to 2007, the quinceara received no formal ritual through the Catholic Church, which has since issued one. As such, the role of religion and the Catholic Church in the quinceara celebration is given extensive consideration. Gender, family status, class, race, as well as the aspects of performance are all discussed as central themes of the celebration. Delving through myriad perspectives, Quincearas illuminates the festivities' form and function in creating social and personal identity within the family and the larger Latino community.

Author: Ilan Stavans
ISBN-10: 0313358249
ISBN-13: 9780313358241
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2010
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.42w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 86