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Studies in Texan Folklore--Rio Grande Valley

Studies in Texan Folklore--Rio Grande Valley
Author: Thomas Meade Harwell
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1997
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: 9780773442085

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Based on original research, this study gives the first in-depth study of Rio Grande Valley Folklore in Texas, combining Hispanic and American elements. Contains studies on the evil eye, shock, recetas and curanderos (healers and healing), ghosts, owllore, and weather. Many extracts from interviews are reproduced in detail, and full commentary, notes and bibliography are provided.


Stories That Must Not Die

Stories That Must Not Die
Author: Juan Sauvageau-Pro
Publisher:
Total Pages: 44
Release: 1975
Genre: Legends
ISBN: 9780605233690

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Collection of Mexican-American folklore.


Our Stories, Our Cultural Voices

Our Stories, Our Cultural Voices
Author: Leyla Feize
Publisher:
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2019-11-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781713262237

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This book is a collection of 21 folklore stories in two languages, English and Spanish. These stories were told by older adults in the Rio Grande Valley, which is a place located at the U.S. and Mexico border with a unique borderland culture. There is a distribution of Mexican and American customs and beliefs blended with colonial culture. The original project was part of a course which focused on teaching cultural competency to social work students through storytelling. The goal of this collection is to connect the older Mexican-American adults with the younger generation and empower youth who have been under ongoing pressure, strain and societal expectations to acculturate and assimilate, to discover their roots and personal histories which shape them. It is an invitation to Mexican-American youth to embrace their culture and integrate their own reality of culture while appreciating the mainstream culture. The stories are presented with relevant and meaningful drawings and discussion questions. This book is a collaborative work of the School of Social Work and the School of Art at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).


Dancing with the Devil

Dancing with the Devil
Author: José Eduardo Limón
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1994
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780299142247

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An extended ethnographic essay that explores the socially produced, narratively mediated, and relatively unconscious ideological responses of people--scholars and folk--to a history of race and class domination, with specific reference to several distinct though inter- related spheres of folkloric symbolic action concerning the working classes of Mexican-American south Texas. Paper edition (unseen), $15.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


My Land Sings

My Land Sings
Author: Rudolfo Anaya
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2015-11-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1504021657

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“Filled with ghosts, devils, and tricksters . . . This appealing volume will add diversity to folklore collections.” —Library Journal Rich in the folklore of his ancestors, Rudolfo Anaya’s tales will delight young readers from across the globe. In stories both original and passed down, this bestselling and American Book Award–winning author incorporates powerful themes of family, faith, and choosing the right path in life. In “Lupe and la Llorona,” a seventh grader searches for the legendary Llorona; in “The Shepherd Who Knew the Language of Animals,” a shepherd named Abel saves a snake and gains the ability to understand the language of animals; In “Dulcinea,” a fifteen-year-old dances with the Devil. Other tales feature coyotes, ravens, a woodcutter who tries to cheat death, the Virgin Mary, a golden carp, and a young Latino who seeks immortality. Deeply rooted in ancient mythological beliefs and based on the folklore and traditions of Mexican and Native American cuentistas, these accounts of enchantment are as beautiful and mysterious as the Rio Grande itself—and serve as a testament to the lost art of oral storytelling. This ebook features illustrations by Amy Córdova.


Los paisanos

Los paisanos
Author: Miriam Webb Hiester
Publisher:
Total Pages: 274
Release: 1954
Genre: Folk songs, Spanish
ISBN:

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Celebrating Latino Folklore [3 volumes]

Celebrating Latino Folklore [3 volumes]
Author: Maria Herrera-Sobek
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 1438
Release: 2012-07-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0313343403

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Latino folklore comprises a kaleidoscope of cultural traditions. This compelling three-volume work showcases its richness, complexity, and beauty. Latino folklore is a fun and fascinating subject to many Americans, regardless of ethnicity. Interest in—and celebration of—Latin traditions such as Día de los Muertos in the United States is becoming more common outside of Latino populations. Celebrating Latino Folklore: An Encyclopedia of Cultural Traditions provides a broad and comprehensive collection of descriptive information regarding all the genres of Latino folklore in the United States, covering the traditions of Americans who trace their ancestry to Mexico, Spain, or Latin America. The encyclopedia surveys all manner of topics and subject matter related to Latino folklore, covering the oral traditions and cultural heritage of Latin Americans from riddles and dance to food and clothing. It covers the folklore of 21 Latin American countries as these traditions have been transmitted to the United States, documenting how cultures interweave to enrich each other and create a unique tapestry within the melting pot of the United States.


Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley

Ghosts of the Rio Grande Valley
Author: David Bowles
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2016
Genre: History
ISBN: 146711992X

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Tradition meets tragedy in the chilling local lore of the Rio Grande Valley. Hidden in the dense brush and around oxbow lakes wait sinister secrets, unnerving vestiges of the past and wraiths of those claimed by the winding river. The spirit of a murdered student in Brownsville paces the locker room where she met her end. Tortured souls of patients lost in the Harlingen Insane Asylum refuse to be forgotten. Guests at the LaBorde Hotel in Rio Grande City report visions of the Red Lady, who was spurned by the soldier she loved and driven to suicide. Author David Bowles explores these and more of the most harrowing ghost stories from Fort Brown to Fort Ringgold and all the haunted hotels, chapels and ruins in between.


Folklore and Culture on the Texas-Mexican Border

Folklore and Culture on the Texas-Mexican Border
Author: Am Paredes
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1993
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780292765641

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In an illustrious career spanning over forty years, Américo Paredes has often set the standard for scholarship and writing in folklore and Chicano studies. In folklore, he has been in the vanguard of important theoretical and methodological movements. In Chicano studies, he stands as one of the premier exponents. Paredes's books are widely known and easily available, but his scholarly articles are not so familiar or accessible. To bring them to a wider readership, Richard Bauman has selected eleven essays that eloquently represent the range and excellence of Paredes's work. The hardcover edition of Folklore and Culture was published in 1993. This paperback edition will make the book more accessible to the general public and more practical for classroom use.