The Covenants With Earth and Rain Exchange, Sacrifice, and Revelation in Mixtec Sociality
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
- Publish date: 09/01/1999
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, in the mountainous Mixteca Alta region, he describes Nuyooteco marriage practices, gift exchange, kinship systems, land tenure, cosmology, ritual, and feasting.
Expand description
Please Wait