An edition of Tortillas for the gods (1976)

Tortillas for the gods

a symbolic analysis of Zinacanteco rituals

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An edition of Tortillas for the gods (1976)

Tortillas for the gods

a symbolic analysis of Zinacanteco rituals

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For nearly 20 years, the author observed rituals in Zinacanteco society (Chiapas, Mexico). Those rituals organize life into a four stage cycle. Prestige (as determined by age and wealth) is also a factor. Specific rituals are only performed by higher-status individuals, such as elderly or wealthy men. Rituals are also often designed to alleviate the tensions between different classes as well as conflicting beliefs, such as tensions between Mayan and Christian traditions. Rituals dominate every aspect of the Zinacanteco society and are taken very seriously. Everything from the types of plants used in Rituals of Affliction (curing, medicinal rituals) to the color of the chickens that are sacrificed at the corners of a new house when it is built and dedicated are rigidly specified and controlled by tradition.

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University of Oklahoma Press
Language
English
Pages
234

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Subjects

Tzotzil Indians, Religion, Rites and ceremonies, Religious life and customs, Indians of Mexico, Indian mythology, Religion and mythology, Indios, Ritos, Religiao (antropologia/sociologia), Zinacantan (mexico), Indians of mexico, religion, Indians of mexico, social life and customs, Zinacantan (mexico), social conditions

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Zinacantán (Mexico), Mexico
Edition Availability
Cover of: Tortillas for the gods
Tortillas for the gods: a symbolic analysis of Zinacanteco rituals
1993, University of Oklahoma Press
in English
Cover of: Ofrendas para los dioses
Ofrendas para los dioses: análisis simbólico de rituales zinacantecos
1979, Fondo de Cultura Económica
in Spanish - 1. ed. en español.
Cover of: Tortillas for the gods
Tortillas for the gods: a symbolic analysis of Zinacanteco rituals
1976, Harvard University Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-228) and index.
Originally published: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1976.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
299/.784
Library of Congress
F1221.T9 V59 1993, F1221.T9V59 1993

The Physical Object

Pagination
xix, 234 p. :
Number of pages
234

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OL1410117M
ISBN 10
0806125594
LCCN
93018821
OCLC/WorldCat
27810808
Library Thing
6222169
Goodreads
2166540

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