Huichol women, weavers, and shamans / Stacy B. Schaefer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schaefer, Stacy B., 1956-

Standardized Title:

To think with a good heart

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Huichol women.

Huichol textile fabrics.

Physical Description:

xix, 385 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2015.

Summary:

"For centuries the Huichol (Wixárika) Indian women of Jalisco, Mexico, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms. This West Mexican tradition has been passed down from mothers to daughters since pre-Columbian times. Weaving is a part of each woman's identity--allowing them to express their ancient religious beliefs as well as to reflect the personal transformations they have undergone throughout their lives. In this book anthropologist Stacy B. Schaefer explores the technology of weaving and the spiritual and emotional meaning it holds for the women with whom she works and within their communities, which she experienced during her apprenticeship with master weavers in Wixárika families. She takes us on a dynamic journey into a realm of ancient beliefs and traditions under threat from the outside world in this fascinating ethnographic study"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Origins of Flesh and Fabric 11

Chapter 2 Two Families of Women and Their Weaving Ways 25

Chapter 3 Women and Men 51

Chapter 4 Weaving from Girls to Women 97

Chapter 5 The Economics of Weaving 141

Chapter 6 Awakening the He art-Memory The Religions Aspects of Weaving 159

Chapter 7 The Art of Weaving Symbols 191

Chapter 8 Weavers, Shamans, and Goddesses 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-370) and index.

ISBN:

9780826355812

0826355811

OCLC:

894139976

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