Weaving generations together : evolving creativity among the Mayas of Chiapas / Patricia Marks Greenfield ; foreword by Evon Z. Vogt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenfield, Patricia Marks.

Contributor:

George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tzotzil textile fabrics--Mexico--Zinacantán Region.

Tzotzil textile fabrics.

Tzotzil women--Mexico--Zinacantán Region--Psychology.

Tzotzil women.

Tzotzil weavers--Mexico--Zinacantán Region--Psychology.

Tzotzil weavers.

Developmental psychology--Mexico--Zinacantán Region.

Developmental psychology.

Cognition and culture--Mexico--Zinacantán Region.

Cognition and culture.

Creative ability--Mexico--Zinacantán Region.

Creative ability.

Psychology.

Zinacantán Region (Mexico)--Social life and customs.

Zinacantán Region (Mexico).

Zinacantán Region (Mexico)--Economic conditions.

Mexico.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 200 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 23 x 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Santa Fe [N.M.] : School of American Research Press, [2004]

Contents:

Changes in the fabric of life

Foundations of cultural continuity

Apprenticeship transformed

Relaxing the textile rules

Inside the mind

The creative process

Coda : cross-cultural perspectives.

Notes:

"A School of American Research resident scholar book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-193) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.

ISBN:

193061828X

OCLC:

123224905