Nahuat Myth and Social Structure

Häftad, Engelska, 1997

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Beskrivning

First published in 1983, Nahuat Myth and Social Structure brings together an important collection of modern-day Aztec Indian folktales and vividly demonstrates how these tales have been shaped by the social structure of the communities in which they are told.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1997-10-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Texas Pan American Series
Antal sidor:299
Upplaga:97002
Förlag:University of Texas Press
ISBN:9780292781528

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James M. Taggart is Lewis Audenreid Professor of History and Archaeology at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgmentsA Note on Nahuat Orthography1. IntroductionPart I. The People 2. The Nahuat3. Huitzilan de SerdÁn4. Santiago YaonÁhuacPart II. A Common Cosmology 5. Space and Time6. Nahuat and HispanicsPart III. Differences in Parallel Stories 7. Narrative Acculturation8. Men Who Enter the Forest9. Lightning-bolts Who Punish Sin10. Adam and Eve11. Men : Women : : Culture : Nature12. ConclusionsAppendix 1. Story SummariesAppendix 2. Profiles of Nahuat StorytellersNotesBibliographyIndex