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Author Taggart, James M., 1941- author.

Title The rain gods' rebellion : the cultural basis of a Nahua insurgency / James M. Taggart
Published Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2020]

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Contents 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."
Summary "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"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Nahuas -- Mexico -- Puebla (State) -- History -- 20th century
Insurgency -- Mexico -- Puebla (State) -- History -- 20th century
Land use, Rural -- Mexico -- Puebla (State)
Rain gods -- Mexico
Nahua mythology.
Nahuas -- Social life and customs
HISTORY -- General.
Insurgency.
Land use, Rural.
Nahua mythology.
Nahuas.
Nahuas -- Social life and customs.
Rain gods.
Mexico.
Mexico -- Puebla (State)
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019058295
ISBN 9781607329565
1607329565