El verano contra el invierno. Mimesis y subversión ritual en la religiosidad popular

CAMPO TEJEDOR, Alberto del

Publication year:

2006

Publication place:

Donostia-San Sebastián

ISBN:

978-84-8419-045-5

ISSN:

1137-439X

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Summary

Connected as they are to the rhythm of the seasons, peasants experience the weather in a concrete, cyclical and bipolar manner, attributing an antagonic mythological-poetic sense to spring-summer and to winter. In contrast with the good weather rituals and festivities, that imitate nature, their winter weather-sensibility suggests Carnival disorder and subversion, a symbolic spell against the extremely bad weather of cold, night and death.