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Siete Narraciones Folklóricas Inéditas De Nuevo México, Robert L. Roemer

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

Lo llamativo de cada tierra consiste en el misterio de que se reviste. No ha sido mi intención la de penetrar el misterio de Nuevo México, de descubrir sus vicios ni virtudes, ni de receter remedios o elogios. En cambio, lo único que he querido hacer es presentar lo verdadero de este país de tal manera que el lector pueda sentir más próximo el misterio.

El lector bajará desde las cumbres y los valles de la sierrra hasta los llanos donde se juntan las aguas, y en cierta ocasión irá aún más allá. Por lo que son los años y …

Folk Cycle In A Spanish New Mexican Village: Customs And Ceremonies Of Birth, Marriage, And Death, Salvador Perez

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

It is the purpose of this study to investigate the trends of the Spanish customs and practices in the community of Chimayo. Included are elements known as: birth, marriage, fiestas, and death. In view of the fact that Chimayo is typically rural Spanish, the study is limited to this region only. In this study no attempt is made to analyze the culture into the details of its historical components. This work tends only to offer a study of customs and rituals used in this community.

Folklore In The Contemporary Spanish American Novel, Anita M. Noble

Spanish and Portuguese ETDs

The novel of Spanish America is especially rich in all types of folklore. This is particularly due to the fusion of the Spanish and the Indian peoples in a common life with different cultural heritages.

"Sometimes one type of folklore, sometimes another, finds great favor among a certain folk." Thus we will notice that witchcraft as a religious rite predominates in the people of Indian culture. Magic and the supernatural stand out in all the classifications of the folklore of this race and is therefore evident in the Latin American novel dealing with the Indian people, or people from a …