- Paperback: 108 pages
- Publisher: School Of American Research; 2nd Revised edition edition (Mar 30 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1930618298
- ISBN-13: 978-1930618299
- Product Dimensions: 25.1 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
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Great changes have swept the world of the Tewas since 1985, when the first edition of this book appeared, including changes in relationships among Indian communities, the anthropologists who wish to study them, and the non-Indian people who attend these ceremonies. Returning to her classic work, anthropologist Jill D. Sweet reflects upon these changes with exceptional insight. The Tewas have become increasingly sophisticated in managing tourism, including their new casinos, to ensure that it contributes to the persistence and revitalization of ancient ritual practices. Anthropologists and spectators, meanwhile, have had to grow more attentive to the dignity and privacy of the Tewas.
This new edition features the voices of Tewa dancers and composers and images by contemporary Tewa artists that explain the significance of dance to Tewa identity and community. The author frames their words with her own poignant reflections on more than twenty years of study and friendship with these creative and enduring people.
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Nice Overview, May 11 2005
By Matthew J. Martinez - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Dances Of the Tewa Pueblo Indians: Expre (Paperback)
A good systematic description of Tewa dances and performances. This work is a neat overview of the various dances as carried out in the Tewa villages of northern New Mexico. Sweet's analysis is informed by her working relations among Pueblo people. The recent edition includes contemporary testimonies of Pueblo people who continue to navigate and balance their culture within (and outside) the tourism and art industry.
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Interesting photos, but more tourist manual, Aug 8 2009
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This review is from: Dances Of the Tewa Pueblo Indians: Expre (Paperback)
I was looking for more insight into the dances of the Tewa people. You do get some insight here but it still feels like you are an outsider. There is alot of general information here like the outer reason for a dance, where it is, generally when, but that's about it. Yes there are a few nice photos. But I was looking for more insight into the mythology behind the origin of the dances and the specific elements on the costumes. That is not here. In the end it reads like a travel guide for the dances and not anything mystical (which is what I wanted).
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