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The Ways of the Water

The Ways of the Water PDF Author: Anuschka van 't Hooft
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
ISBN: 9087280106
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Annotation. 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 study of tale telling provides a promising angle to address and better understand today's indigenous cultures in Mexico. This title can be previewed in Google Books - http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN9789087280109.
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