A Companion to Mexican Studies

A comprehensive guide to the evolution of the major creative aspects of Mexican culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. This Companion volume traces the evolution of the major creative aspects of Mexican culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. Dealing in turn with the cultures of Mesoamerica, the colonial period, the onset of independenceand the modern era, the author explores Aztec arts, the role of the performing arts in the process of evangelisation, manifestations of cultur