Performing Religion in the Americas - Media, Politics, and Devotional Practices of the 21st Century

Acknowledgements vii Introduction 1 ALYSHIA G LVEZ PART ONE Redefining Andean Sacred Landscapes and Identities: Authenticity, Migration and Visual Reproduction in Andean Religious Rituals 15 GISELA C NEPA The Celebration of Iemanj New Year's Eve in Rio de Janeiro: Tradition, Negotiation and the Transformation of an African Goddess 35 ZECA LIGI O The Pilgrimage to Zapopan: Popular Fervour or Festivity? 47 LOURDES CELINA V ZQUEZ PARADA The Drama of Death: Popular Religion and Performing the Good Death in Oaxaca 67 KRISTIN NORGET Performing Imperialist Fundamentalism(s) 107 LINDA KINTZ 'She Made Us Human': The Virgin of Guadalupe, Popular Religiosity and Activism in Mexican Devotional Organizations in New York City 141 ALYSHIA G LVEZ PART TWO The Second Coming: Religion as Entertainment 158 JEAN FRANCO Performances of Spiral Time 173 LEDA MARTINS Afterword: Place-a-luiah!! Reverend Billy Claims a Democratic Public Space 209 DIANA TAYLOR Notes on Contributors 217 References Cited 220 Index 231