The Covenants with Earth and Rain: Exchange, Sacrifice, and Revelation in Mixtec Society (Civilization of the American Indian Series)

The Covenants with Earth and Rain: Exchange, Sacrifice, and Revelation in Mixtec Society (Civilization of the American Indian Series) image
ISBN-10:

0806131926

ISBN-13:

9780806131924

Edition: Revised
Released: Sep 15, 1999
Format: Paperback, 416 pages
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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, located in the mountainous Mixteca Alta region, he describes Nuyooteco marriage practices, gift exchange, kinship systems, land tenure, cosmology, ritual, and feasting.

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