The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition /

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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 me...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hooft, Anuschka van 't
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Náhuatl
Dutch
Publicado: Leiden : Leiden University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Water > Folklore.
Group identity > Mexico > Huasteca Region.
Identité collective > Mexique > Huasteca.
HISTORY.
Group identity
Manners and customs
Water
Huasteca Region (Mexico) > Folklore.
Huasteca Region (Mexico) > Social life and customs.
Mexico > Huasteca Region
Folklore
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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