Introduction -- A man with a mission -- The face of poverty -- A penny capital system -- Xajáxac: black waters and witch doctors -- Zaragoza: 1974 fieldwork begins -- Patzún: a town of Indian power -- The Fiesta of Corpus Christi: symbols and norms in Zaragoza -- Seeing the separate systems in a culture -- Coping through competition and rigid rules: the Ladino family -- Surviving as a corporate, cooperative unit: the Indian family -- Cane huts, rats, and snakes -- Get an ark: Hurricane Fifi Hits -- Volcano Fuego: rims of fire and witchery -- Folk ideologies: the miracles and myths of Maximón -- How many children do we want? And why? -- The riddle has answers -- An epilogue: returning time and again
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201)
Notes
This edition in English
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