Shaping Society Through Dance: Mestizo Ritual Performance in the Peruvian Andes (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)

by ZoilaMendoza (Author)

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  During the patron saint fiesta in the town of San Jeronimo, Peru, crowds gather at sunset awaiting the entrance of the colourful dance troupes, or comparsas. The comparsas have become a powerful way for the local people to make sense of their place in the world. This text looks at this tradition.