The Covenants with Earth and Rain : Exchange, Sacrifice, and Revelation in Mixtec Society Paperback / softback
by John D. Monaghan
Paperback / softback
Description
In this book, John Monaghan explores the culture of the Mixtecs, today one of the largest Native American groups in Mexico.
Focusing on the community of Santiago Nuyoo, located in the mountainous Mixteca Alta region, he describes Nuyooteco marriage practices, gift exchange, kinship systems, land tenure, cosmology, ritual, and feasting.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages, 25 figures, 5 maps, 7 tables
- Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
- Publication Date:30/09/1999
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- ISBN:9780806131924
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Item not Available
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:416 pages, 25 figures, 5 maps, 7 tables
- Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
- Publication Date:30/09/1999
- Category:
- ISBN:9780806131924