Kearney, Michael. The winds of Ixtepeji : : world view and society in a Zapotec town / [electronic resource] / by Michael Kearney.. — Prospect Heights, Ill. (P.O. Box 400, Prospect Heights, Ill. 60070) : : Waveland Press,, 1986, c1972.. — xii, 140 p. : : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1972. Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 137-140.
The town of Ixtepeji -- Town history and myth -- World view in Ixtepeji -- The concepts of Aire and Susto: symbolic representations of preceived social and geographic environment -- Appearances cannot be trusted -- Thou shalt covet -- The passage of time -- The burden of life -- Everyone must drink -- La Llorona: symbol of family and interpersonal relations -- Adjusting to a hostile environment -- Prospects for change.
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Zapotec Indians.
Ixtepeji (Mexico) Ixtepeji (Mexico)--Social life and customs.