The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition / [Anuschka van't Hooft].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hooft, Anuschka van 't.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Folklore.

Water.

Group identity--Mexico--Huasteca Region.

Group identity.

Huasteca Region (Mexico)--Folklore.

Huasteca Region (Mexico).

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For Huastecan Nahuas, water is a symbolic reference. This book describes the multiple values attached to water through the practice of tale telling in this society. It analyzes several local tales about water manifestations such as floodings, thunderstorms, and waterlords, and explores what these mean to Huastecan Nahuas in their present socio-cultural context. The author shows how tales about this element represent and discuss current themes like the village's right to exist, social cohesion among villagers, the need to show respect towards nature, and life and death. The book reveals how the

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Notes on Nahuatl translation and orthography; Introduction; Ch.1: A Nahua community in the Huasteca; Ch.2: Huastecan Nahua tales; Ch.3: Mesoamerican cultural continuity and the deluge tale; Ch.4: Differentation in Huastecan Nahua society: the arrival of the water creatures; Ch.5: The Water Lords in Huastecan Nahua narritive: The tale of the fisherman and his son the warlock.; Conclusions; Endnotes; References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611991326

9781281991324

1281991325

9789048504961

9048504961

9781429472630

1429472634

OCLC:

437106860