Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. PART ONE Days of Saints and Virgins
6. 1. Demons and Dragons (CATALONIA) 3
7. 2. Flowers for Saint Tony (ARAGON) 21
8. 3. El Mas Chiquito de To’ Los Santos (PUERTO RICO) 33
9. 4. The Cross-Dressed Virgin on a Tightrope (MEXICO) 49
10. 5. A Polka for the Sun and Santiago (MEXICO) 65
11. PART TWO Corpus Christi
12. 6. Dancing under Friendly Fire (CATALONIA) 83
13. 7. A Confraternity of Jews (CASTILE-LA MANCHA) 99
14. 8. Saint Sebastian and the Blue-eyed Blacks (PERU) 113
15. PART THREE Carnivals
16. 9. A Scattering of Ants (GALICIA) 139
17. 10. The Bandit and the Fat Man (NAVARRE) 157
18. 11. Safe for the Bourgeoisie (BELGIUM) 173
19. 12. Devils and Decorum (TRINIDAD) 187
20. 13. The Sins of the Carnival Virgin (BOLIVIA) 205
21. Notes 227
22. Bibliography 253
23. Index 271