ISBN:
9781607329565
,
1607329565
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (1 online resource)
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Taggart, James M., 1941- The rain gods' rebellion
Keywords:
Nahuas History 20th century
;
Insurgency History 20th century
;
Land use, Rural
;
Rain gods
;
Nahua mythology
;
Nahuas Social life and customs
;
Insurgency
;
Land use, Rural
;
Nahua mythology
;
Nahuas
;
Nahuas ; Social life and customs
;
Rain gods
;
HISTORY / General
;
History
;
Mexico
;
Mexico ; Puebla (State)
Abstract:
Rebellions in the Sierra Norte -- San Miguel -- "The Rain God" 1975 -- "The President and the Priest" 1975 -- "The President of Hueytalpan" 1978 -- "The Water in Ixtepec" 1978 -- "A Humble Man's Predicament" 1978 -- "Malintzin" 1978 -- "The Land Transaction" -- After the UCI -- "The Storm".
Abstract:
"Examines Nahua oral narratives to illuminate the cultural basis of the 1977-1984 rebellion against Hispanic elite in Huitzilan de Serda̹n, Mexico. Forty years of fieldwork traces the sociopolitical role of rain gods-human and divine forms-hundreds of years explaining connections between social experiences and water/weather"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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