El Castillo: The Politics of Tradition in an Andalusian Town

by Richard Maddox

In his innovative ethnographic history of the southwestern Spanish town of Aracena, Richard Maddox explores how tradition has been authored, what it has authorized, and to what extent it has been authoritative. His investigation of the cultural, political, and religious discourses and practices of various socioeconomic groups in Aracena offers a richly detailed view of how both leading citizens and ordinary townspeople have interpreted, used, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252063392
• ISBN13: 9780252063398
• Release Date: June 1993
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"