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The rain gods' rebellion : the cultural basis of a Nahua insurgency /

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Examines Nahua oral narratives to illuminate the cultural basis of the 1977-1984 rebellion against Hispanic elite in Huitzilan de Serda̹n, Mexico. Forty years of fieldwork traces the sociopolitical role of rain gods-human and divine forms-hundreds of years explaining connections between social expe...

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Main Author: Taggart, James M., 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2020]
Subjects:
Nahuas > Mexico > Puebla (State) > History > 20th century.
Insurgency > Mexico > Puebla (State) > History > 20th century.
Land use, Rural > Mexico > Puebla (State)
Rain gods > Mexico.
Nahua mythology.
Nahuas > Social life and customs.
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Summary:Examines Nahua oral narratives to illuminate the cultural basis of the 1977-1984 rebellion against Hispanic elite in Huitzilan de Serda̹n, Mexico. Forty years of fieldwork traces the sociopolitical role of rain gods-human and divine forms-hundreds of years explaining connections between social experiences and water/weather.
Item Description:" This book is published as part of the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot."
Physical Description:x, 236 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781607329497
1607329492
9781607329503
1607329506