Day of the Dead A Passion for Life: Michoacan

by Mary Andrade, Sharon McElhone (Editor), Eduardo Juarez (Introduction), Mary Andrade (Photographer)

Overview

After years of research, interviews, on location photo shoots and travels to the remote P’urhepecha communities in Michoacan, Mexico, author Mary J. Andrade is releasing “Day of the Dead A Passion for Life” in an e-book format.

Day of the Dead A Passion for Life is filled with never before seen images and text that illustrates their unique characteristics and interpretations of the Day of the Dead celebration in these secluded and untouched indigenous communities of Michoacan.

Being the first of its kind, Day of the Dead A Passion for Life focuses on the P’urhepecha people that live in four areas of the state of Michoacan: The Lake Area, the P’urhepecha Plateau, the Canada of the Eleven Towns and the Cienega. In this book, the author takes the reader deep into their traditions, explicitly documenting the differences and similarities of how these indigenous communities celebrate the lives and memories of their ancestors.

Mrs. Andrade has devoted her life to the research of Day of the Day. Her passion knows no borders. She’s recognized as an international authority on Day of the Dead, a celebration so unique in its form that it has been named Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the UNESCO.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015810103
Publisher:	La Oferta Publishing Company
Publication date:	11/21/2012
Series:	Day of the Dead in Mexico , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Mary J. Andrade has been researching the tradition of Day of the Dead in Mexico for twenty three years. This project that she started in 1987 in Janitzio, Michoacan, has taken her to different states of Mexico to gather information and to photograph a tradition that originated during the pre-Hispanic era. In 2003, Day of the Dead in Mexico was declared as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of of Humanity,” by UNESCO.
This book covers for the first time, the four areas where the P’urhepecha people live in the State of Michoacan. Mary J. Andrade interviewed historians, anthropologists and experts on how Day of the Dead is celebrated in their communities.
Mrs. Andrade has presented over 155 photographic exhibits on Day of the Dead in the United States, Ecuador, Spain, France, Mexico, Egypt and Chile and has published seven other books on the subject. She has been the recipient of many international awards, such as the OHTLI, two Silver Quills and one Silver Lens presented by former presidents of Mexico, Vicente Fox and Ernesto Zedillo.

Her books on Day of the Dead in Michoacan, Oaxaca, Mexico City, Mixquic, Morelos, Puebla, San Luis Potosi, Hidalgo, Tlaxcala and Yucatan have also received the “Latino Literary Hall of Fame” award under different categories.