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

Nahuas.

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

Insurgency.

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

Land use, Rural.

Rain gods.

History.

Mexico--Puebla (State).

Rain gods--Mexico.

Nahua mythology.

Nahuas--Social life and customs.

Mexico.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 236 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Colorado : 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 Serda̹n, 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:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction

ch. 2 Rebellions in the Sierra Norte

ch. 3 San Miguel and the Rain Gods

ch. 4 "The Rain God," 1975

ch. 5 "The President and the Priest," 1975

ch. 6 "The President of Hueytlalpan," 1978

ch. 7 "The Water in Ixtepec," 1978

ch. 8 "A Humble Man's Predicament," 1978

ch. 9 "Malintzin," 1978

ch. 10 "The Land Transaction"

ch. 11 After the UCI

ch. 12 "The Storm"

ch. 13 Conclusion

APPENDIX

"Ahuehueht," 1975

"The Drunk," 1977

"The Drunk" II, 1977.

Notes:

" This book is published as part of the Sustainable History Monograph Pilot"

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

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

ISBN:

9781607329497

1607329492

9781607329503

1607329506

OCLC:

1133662420