Becoming an ancestor : the Isthmus Zapotec way of death / Anya Peterson Royce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Royce, Anya Peterson.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Zapotec Indians--Funeral customs and rites--Mexico--Juchitan de Zaragoza.

Zapotec Indians.

Zapotec Indians--Mexico--Juchitan de Zaragoza--Religion.

Zapotec Indians--Mexico--Juchitan de Zaragoza--Social life and customs.

Funeral rites and ceremonies--Mexico--Juchitan de Zaragoza.

Funeral rites and ceremonies.

Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico)--Religious life and customs.

Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico).

Juchitán de Zaragoza (Mexico)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A striking look at the death rituals of an indigenous community in North America.

Contents:

Intro

Becoming an Ancestor

Contents

Maps

Plates

Acknowledgments

Note on Isthmus Zapotec Orthography

Preface

1. Introduction

2. The First Forty Days

3. Artists of Bread, Flowers, Prayers, and Music

4. Tending to the Dead

5. Flowers

6. The Day of the Dead-Xandu'

7. The Way of the Cross

8. Nabaana Ro

9. Nabaana Ro: Invitations from the Departed

10. Becoming an Ancestor

Epilogue

Glossary of Isthmus Zapotec and Spanish Terms

References

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438436791

1438436793

OCLC:

775359988