Jaripeos Purépechas: Indigenous bull riding in Wendell, North Carolina, United States

We analyze the historic, symbolic, and cultural meaning of jaripeo (bull-riding) practiced in the United States by the indigenous purhepecha who originate from Cheran, Michoacan, Mexico. We consider the “uses”, traditions, and customs that have been recently taken up again, and brought from the comm...

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Author: Leco Tomás, Casimiro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2017
Country:México
Institution:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUANAJUATO
Repository:Acta Universitaria
Language:Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:www.actauniversitaria.ugto.mx:article/1089
Online Access:https://www.actauniversitaria.ugto.mx/index.php/acta/article/view/1089
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Migrations
indigenous
purepecha
cultural and jaripeo.
Migración
indígena
purépecha
cultura y jaripeos.
Migration
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Summary:We analyze the historic, symbolic, and cultural meaning of jaripeo (bull-riding) practiced in the United States by the indigenous purhepecha who originate from Cheran, Michoacan, Mexico. We consider the “uses”, traditions, and customs that have been recently taken up again, and brought from the community of origin to the other side, inside their cultural baggage. Bull-riding events are carried out on special occasions to show their ethnic identity.