It Tells All Of Our History
TheBoi-BumbáFestival of Manaus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2226052 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M K Watson (0000-0001-7748-4363, Missouri State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 74 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 74-99 |
| Publication date | 2018-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Anthropological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-7710 • E-ISSN: 2153-3806 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/696222 |
| OpenAlex | W2788410894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 15 |
This article examines the discourse on modernity and nostalgia in Manaus, the capital of the Brazilian state of Amazonas, with a focus on the boi-bumbá festival, a folkloric dramatic dance that tells the story of the death and resurrection of a rancher’s beloved bull. Although most of the population lives in urban areas and engages in wage labor, the region is still popularly imagined as a “place that time forgot”: a natural area largely free of modern human intervention. This paper discusses how the boi-bumbá of Amazonas rose to stratospheric popularity in the context of urbanization, industrialization, political change, and the “greening” of the region. I conclude by suggesting that the boi-bumbá’s rise is not unconnected to these larger demographic, socioeconomic, and political events and demonstrate how it has come to serve as a vehicle for collective memory and nostalgia
Consumption (sociology · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economic growth · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Folklore · Geography · Industrialisation · Modernity · Political science · Politics · Popularity · Population · Social science · Sociology · Urbanization · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · Demography · History · Law · Nostalgia and Consumer Behavior
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2025 (8) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |