The Fariseos Folk Tradition of San Pedro de la Cueva, Sonora: Morality and Masculinity

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This book provides the first ever in-depth analysis of Fariseos, a folk-Catholic tradition performed during Holy Week in the small town of San Pedro de la Cueva located in the state of Sonora, Mexico.

Utilizing folklore studies and performance theory, Guillermo Nez Noriega delves deep into the meaning of this rich cultural tradition. Translated into English for the first time, this in-depth study explores the religious and socio-cultural paradoxes and counternarratives surrounding the festivities, with particular emphasis on expressions of masculinity and the communitys sense of morality. Through interviews, witness testimony, and sophisticated theoretical framing, this book reveals the complexity behind the scenes of this under studied folk religious tradition.

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Nez Noriega's study of the fariseos tradition insightfully probes how this folkloric expression enacts and rescripts the moral and gender imperatives of a community in Sonora, Mexico, located in the ancestral lands of the Opata. As a collective enactment of catechesis and catharsis, the social drama of the fariseos offers a critical window to grapple with the ludic, erotic, and irrational dramatization of pleasure, aggression, and transgression. Nez Noriega masterfully illustrates how such a folk tradition codifies religious, cultural, and political demands while allowing the community to rehearse, experience, and negotiate compulsory performances of masculinity, morality, and sexuality. * Manuel R. Cuellar, Associate Professor of Latin American and Latinx Studies, George Washington University, USA *

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Guillermo Nez Noriega is a professor and researcher at the Research Center for Food and Development, A.C.
Norma Elia Cant is the Norine R. and T. Frank Murchison Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at Trinity University.