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Carnival Song and Society: Gossip, Sexuality and Creativity in Andalusia

Carnival Song and Society: Gossip, Sexuality and Creativity in Andalusia

Hardcover

Series: Explorations in Anthropology

AnthropologyGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 185973183X
ISBN13: 9781859731833
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: Apr 1 1997
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.70 Depth: 8.72
Language: English
Carnival songs resemble a tabloid newspaper in their verve, spirit and range of themes. They are a measure of social change and an annual summary of events and opinion. The songs involve considerable artistry and are renowned as well for their raucous humor and vulgar concerns. (Promiscuity and sexual misalliances are common subjects.) Banned by Franco during the Spanish Civil War, the Cádiz carnival began a revival in the 1960's following decades of repression. This fascinating book examines carnival song and society during the last years of the Franco dictatorship and the succeeding period of the new constitutional monarchy, when the Andalusians found their voice and Carnival enjoyed an extraordinary florescence. Songs from rural and urban carnivals in several locales throughout the province of Cádiz provide a compelling picture of Andalusian life in both troubled and more flourishing times.

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