Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Contributors viii
5. Introduction: Culture, Identity, and Politics in Contemporary Catalonia 1
6. 1 Castells, Myths, and Allegories of Nation-Building 19
7. 2 The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 1: National Identity and the Hanging of the Donkey 35
8. 3 The Ritual Making of Central Catalonia 2: Comparses and the Dynamics of Inclusive Nationalism 55
9. 4 Reclaiming the Cathar Past: At the Crossroads between Identity Politics and Tourist Economies in Catalonia 77
10. 5 The Heritage of the Humiliated: Popular Resistance in Defense of the “Bous” in the Lands of the Ebro 93
11. 6 Communities without Festivities? Community Effects, Transformations, and Conflicts after Covid-19 in Catalonia 109
12. 7 Bon Profit! Food as National Identity in Catalonia 127
13. Afterword: Beneath the Nation: Collective Creation and Civic Need 147
14. Bibliography 157
15. Index 177