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Huichol women, weavers, and shamans /
"A beautiful ethnographic work. Schaefer deftly relates mythology, cosmology, family life, and economics within the spiritual practice and mechanics of weaving. There is clearly a preservation ethos underlying Schaefer's work, yet her depiction is not mournful, it is celebratory."--Et...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Spinning the Thread; 1: Origins of Flesh and Fabric; 2: Two Families of Women and Their Weaving Ways; 3: Women and Men; 4: Weaving from Girls to Women; 5: The Economics of Weaving; 6: Awakening the Heart-Memory: The Religious Aspects of Weaving; 7: The Art of Weaving Symbols; 8: Weavers, Shamans, and Goddesses; Epilogue: Weaving the Future; Appendix A: Weaving Technology; Appendix B: Huichol Female Names; Notes; Glossary of Huichol Words; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover.