Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 6: Social Anthropology

Robert Wauchope

Published by University of Texas Press 1967

Handbook of Middle American Indians, Volume 6

Social Anthropology

Robert Wauchope
Edited by: Manning Nash

https://doi.org/10.7560/736665

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About this book

Social Anthropology is the sixth volume in the Handbook of Middle American Indians, published in cooperation with the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University under the general editorship of Robert Wauchope (1909–1979). The volume editor is Manning Nash (1924–2001), Professor of Anthropology at the Center for Study of Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago.

This volume provides a synthetic and comparative summary of native ethnography and ethnology of Mexico and Central America, written by authorities in a number of broad fields: the native population and its identification, agricultural systems and food patterns, economies, crafts, fine arts, kinship and family, compadrinazgo, local and territorial units, political and religious organizations, levels of communal relations, annual and fiesta cycles, sickness, folklore, religion, mythology, psychological orientations, ethnic relationships, and topics of especial modern significance such as acculturation, nationalization, directed change, urbanization and industrialization.

The articles rely on the accumulated ethnography of the region, but instead of being essentially historical in treatment, they aim toward generalizations about the uniformities and varieties of culture, society, and personality found in Middle America. The collection is an invaluable reference work on Middle America and a provocative guide to scholars engaged in furthering understanding of humans and society.

The Handbook of Middle American Indians was assembled and edited at the Middle American Research Institute of Tulane University with the assistance of grants from the National Science Foundation and under the sponsorship of the National Research Council Committee on Latin American Anthropology.

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Robert Wauchope (1909–1979) was the director of the Middle American Research Institute at Tulane University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
GENERAL EDITOR'S NOTE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
1. Introduction Manning Nash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	3
2. Indian Population and its Identification Anselmo Marino Flores Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	12
3. Agricultural Systems and Food Patterns Angel Palerm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
4. Settlement Patterns William T. Sanders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
5. Indian Economies Manning Nash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
6. Contemporary Pottery and Basketry George M. Foster Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
7. Lacquer Katharine D. Jenkins Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
8. Textiles and Costume A. H. Gayton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
9. Drama, Dance, and Music Gertrude Prokosch Kurath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
10. Play: Games, Gossip, and Humor Munro S. Edmonson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	191
11. Kinship and Family A. Kimball Romney Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
12. Compadrinazgo Robert Ravicz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
13. Local and Territorial Units M. Eva Hunt and June Nash Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	253
14. Political and Religious Organizations Frank Cancian Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	283
15. Levels of Communal Relations Eric R. Wolf Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
16. Annual Cycle and Fiesta Cycle Ruben E. Reina Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
17. Sickness and Social Relations Richard N. Adams and Arthur J. Rubel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	333
18. Narrative Folklore Munro S. Edmonson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	357
19. Religious Syncretism William Madsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	369
20. Ritual and Mythology E. Michael Mendelson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	392
21. Psychological Orientations Benjamin N. Colby Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	416
22. Ethnic Relationships Julio De La Fuente Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	432
23. Acculturation Ralph L. Beals Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	449
24. Nationalization Richard N. Adams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	469
25. Directed Change Robert H. Ewald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	490
26. Urbanization and Industrialization Arden R. King Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	512
REFERENCES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	539
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	581

Language: English
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Copyright year: 1967
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 612

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Published: January 7, 2015
ISBN: 9781477306673