Toro Muerto, Vaca Es
An interpretation of the Spanish bullfight
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2465634 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carrie B Douglas, Carrie B Douglass (University of Virginia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 242-258 |
| Publication date | 1984-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Ethnologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-0496 • E-ISSN: 1548-1425 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1525/ae.1984.11.2.02a00020 |
| OpenAlex | W2116446976 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 6 |
The key to the interpretation of the Spanish bullfight is "honor." Honor has been the structuring value for most of Spanish society, but it is based on the definition of male and female. In the bullfight, the relationship between the torero and the bull is homologous to that between man and woman in Spain. Since the sexual hierarchy often represents the social hierarchy, the bullfight is a metaphor that makes a statement about the social order. [honor, male/female, hierarchy/equality, bullfights
Geography · Humanities · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Animal Law and Welfare · Philosophy
A Critique of Mario Vargas Llosa’s Putative Justifications of Bullfighting
Madrid Adolescents Express an Interest in Gender Roles and Work Possibilities
Narratives of Tradition
Response to Marshall
Classy Performances
Bulls, clowns, and ritual identity in Spain
From embodiment to emplacement
Binaries, Boundaries and Bullfighting
Bullfighting
On Becoming a Billfisherman
Mother-Son Intimacy and the Dual View of Woman in Andalusia
Challenge to Authority
Toward a Theory of Culture and Class
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 2021 (36) |
| Highly cited | No |