Resumen

NEWELL, Gillian Elisabeth  y  JIMENEZ GORDILLO, Nancy Karel. Carnivals in Mexico. An Approach to their Regionality and Regionalization. Rev. pueblos front. digit. [online]. 2023, vol.18, e668.  Epub 14-Sep-2023. ISSN 1870-4115.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2022.v18.668.

Carnivals are opportunities to understand a wide range of dynamics, processes, and historical periods. Analyzing them implies more than a simple description or an isolated glance. In the emerging field of carnival studies, it is necessary to identify, categorize, and theorize about the intra- and interregional differences and similarities in order to understand the possible macroprocesses and the historical, territorial, social, cultural, ethnic, and political factors that have shaped the diverse nature of these celebrations. Inversely, it is useful to examine how certain regions manifest particular types of carnivals. A review of contrasting literature using the theoretical framework of regionalization illustrates the need for a regional focus in the analysis of the human-cultural expression of carnival in Mexico and their particular expressions in the regions or states of the country, encouraging the creation of a truly glocal-regional understanding and the strengthening of this field of studies.

Palabras llave : cultural history; bioculturality; indigenous peoples; customs and traditions; popular celebrations.

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