The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition
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The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition
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- The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition
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- a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- Anuschka Johanna Maria van 't Hooft
- Language
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- 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
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- N$T
- Dewey number
- 972.00497
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- 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
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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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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