The Rain Gods’ Rebellion The Cultural Basis of a Nahua Insurgency / James M. Taggart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taggart, James M., 1941- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nahuas--Social life and customs.

Nahuas.

Nahua mythology.

Rain gods--Mexico.

Rain gods.

Land use, Rural--Mexico--Puebla (State).

Land use, Rural.

Insurgency--Mexico--Puebla (State)--History--20th century.

Insurgency.

Nahuas--Mexico--Puebla (State)--History--20th century.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource)

Place of Publication:

Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2020]

Summary:

"Examines Nahua oral narratives to illuminate the cultural basis of the 1977-1984 rebellion against Hispanic elite in Huitzilan de SerdaÌn, 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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Rebellions in the Sierra Norte

San Miguel

"The Rain God" 1975

"The President and the Priest" 1975

"The President of Hueytalpan" 1978

"The Water in Ixtepec" 1978

"A Humble Man's Predicament" 1978

"Malintzin" 1978

"The Land Transaction"

After the UCI

"The Storm".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Taggart, James M., The rain gods' rebellion

ISBN:

1-60732-956-5

OCLC:

1134457916