{"product_id":"ritual-humor-in-highland-chiapas-victoria-reifler-bricker-9780292719361","title":"Ritual Humor in Highland Chiapas","description":"\u003cp\u003e Zinacantan, Chamula, and Chenalhó are neighboring Mayan communities situated in highland Chiapas, Mexico, near the city of San Cristóbal Las Casas. The inhabitants of the three communities speak dialects of the Tzotzil language. Five religious fiestas, celebrated by these communities in honor of their saints, provide the data for Victoria Bricker's comparative study of ritual humor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In Chenalhó and Chamula performances of ritual humor are concentrated in the five-day period of a single fiesta, while in Zanacantan similar performances are distributed over threee fiestas. In these fiesta settings, performers in distinctive costumes make obscene and sacreligious remarks in the context of religious ritual. These performances are defined as ritual humor because they occur only in ritual settings. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Bricker's study constitutes a controlled cross-cultural comparison of ceremonial or ritual humor in its social and cultural setting. Much new information is provided in verbatim texts, recorded during actual fiesta performances. The study reveals that, although the three communities share a common pool of ritual symbols, they elaborate them differently in ritual humor. The study analyzes the symbolic expression of values, social organization, and interethnic relations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Reifler Bricker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292719361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292719361\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Victoria Reifler Bricker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056731779327,"sku":"9780292719361","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_07ff453d-0927-41aa-a72e-e592a4003f4e.jpg?v=1685042951","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ritual-humor-in-highland-chiapas-victoria-reifler-bricker-9780292719361","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}