Muhammed and the Virgin
Folk Dramatizations of Battles between Moors and Christians in Modern Spain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8083563 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Max Harris (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45-45 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TDR/The Drama Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1054-2043 • E-ISSN: 1531-4715 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1146355 |
| OpenAlex | W2320128115 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
In some 62 towns and villages in the Spanish province of Alicante and in the border regions of Valencia, Albacete, and Murcia, the year's major festival is known as las fiestas de moros y cristianos.1 The fiestas combine religious processions and secular parades, involving as many as 5,000 lavishly costumed participants. In the prodigious street theatre, Moors battle Christians for control of a strategic castle and several tons of gunpowder are expended. The performance, alternately raucous and solemn, lasts between three and five days and nights. In September 1992, I was able to attend the moros y cristianos in Castalla (1-4 September) and Villena (4-9 September) in their entirety and portions of the concurrent fiestas in Caudete (6-1o
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Battle · Moors · Classical Antiquity Studies · Cultural and Mythological Studies · Historical Studies of Medieval Iberia · History
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2023 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |