| Description |
1 online resource (294 pages) |
| Contents |
A Nahua community in the Huasteca -- Huastecan Nahua tales -- Mesoamerican cultural continuity and the deluge tale -- Differentation in Huastecan Nahua society: the arrival of the water creatures -- The Water Lords in Huastecan Nahua narritive: The tale of the fisherman and his son the warlock |
| Summary |
For Huastecan Nahuas, water is a symbolic reference. This book describes the multiple values attached to water through the practice of tale telling in this society. It analyzes several local tales about water manifestations such as floodings, thunderstorms, and waterlords, and explores what these mean to Huastecan Nahuas in their present socio-cultural context. The author shows how tales about this element represent and discuss current themes like the village's right to exist, social cohesion among villagers, the need to show respect towards nature, and life and death. The book reveals how the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249) |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English with some Nahuatl; also in Dutch |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Water -- Folklore.
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Group identity -- Mexico -- Huasteca Region
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HISTORY.
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Group identity
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Manners and customs
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Water
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| SUBJECT |
Huasteca Region (Mexico) -- Folklore
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Huasteca Region (Mexico) -- Social life and customs
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| Subject |
Mexico -- Huasteca Region
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| Genre/Form |
Folklore
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781429472630 |
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1429472634 |
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9789087280109 |
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9087280106 |
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9789048504961 |
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9048504961 |
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9786611991326 |
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6611991328 |
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1281991325 |
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9781281991324 |
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