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The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition, Anuschka Johanna Maria van 't Hooft
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- 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
- Language
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- eng
- nah
- dut
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- Contents
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- A Nahua community in the Huasteca
- Huastecan Nahua tales
- Mesoamerican cultural continuity and the deluge tale
- Differentation in Huastecan Nahua society: the arrival of the water creatures
- The Water Lords in Huastecan Nahua narritive: The tale of the fisherman and his son the warlock
- Isbn
- 9786611991326
- Label
- The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition
- Title
- The ways of the water
- Title remainder
- a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- Anuschka Johanna Maria van 't Hooft
- Language
-
- eng
- nah
- dut
- eng
- 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
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hooft, Anuschka van 't
- Dewey number
- 972.00497
- Index
- no index present
- Language note
- English with some Nahuatl; also in Dutch
- LC call number
- F1221.N3
- LC item number
- H68 2007eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Huasteca Region (Mexico)
- Huasteca Region (Mexico)
- Water
- Group identity
- HISTORY
- Group identity
- Manners and customs
- Water
- Mexico
- Label
- The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition, Anuschka Johanna Maria van 't Hooft
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
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- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Nahua community in the Huasteca -- Huastecan Nahua tales -- Mesoamerican cultural continuity and the deluge tale -- Differentation in Huastecan Nahua society: the arrival of the water creatures -- The Water Lords in Huastecan Nahua narritive: The tale of the fisherman and his son the warlock
- Control code
- 144616102
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786611991326
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)144616102
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition, Anuschka Johanna Maria van 't Hooft
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Nahua community in the Huasteca -- Huastecan Nahua tales -- Mesoamerican cultural continuity and the deluge tale -- Differentation in Huastecan Nahua society: the arrival of the water creatures -- The Water Lords in Huastecan Nahua narritive: The tale of the fisherman and his son the warlock
- Control code
- 144616102
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (294 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9786611991326
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)144616102
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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