
The Mixe of Oaxaca
Religion, Ritual, and Healing
Frank J. Lipp(Author)
University of Texas Press
Published on 1. September 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
275 pages
978-0-292-74705-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Mixe of Oaxaca was the first extensive ethnography of the Mixe, with a special focus on Mixe religious beliefs and rituals and the curing practices associated with them. It records the procedures, design-plan, corresponding prayers, and symbolic context of well over one hundred rituals. Frank Lipp has written a new preface for this edition, in which he comments on the relationship of Mixe religion to current theoretical understandings of present-day Middle American folk religions.
Reviews / Votes
This elegantly written and thoroughly researched ethnography substantially enhances our understanding of this ancient Mesoamerican culture and its present-day expression.... It is already rightly considered a classic and fills an immense void in the ethnographic literature for southern Mesoamerica. It is destined to be read and consulted continually and, as a definitive study, should serve as a model for future ethnographies. (Ethnohistory) A solid ethnography of Mixe ritual life. . . . Taken as a whole, the book represents a major contribution to an understanding of the Mixes and provides much of the data required to situate their religious beliefs and practices within the framework of Mesoamerican religion in general. (Journal of Ritual Studies)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Austin, TX
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
459 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-292-74705-0 (9780292747050)
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Persons
Frank J. Lipp is Research Director of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services. He has taught at Pace University and the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico.
Content
Foreword by Munro S. Edmonson
Preface to the Paperback Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Social Organization and Kinship
2. Subsistence Agriculture
3. Religious Belief System
4. Calendrical System
5. Ritual Behavior
6. Rites of Passage
7. Village Festivals
8. Medical Concepts and Behavior
9. Postscript
Appendixes
A. Mixe Region
B. Mixe Phonemes
C. Mixe Texts
Notes
Glossary
Mixe
Spanish and Nahuatl
Literature Cited
Index
Preface to the Paperback Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Social Organization and Kinship
2. Subsistence Agriculture
3. Religious Belief System
4. Calendrical System
5. Ritual Behavior
6. Rites of Passage
7. Village Festivals
8. Medical Concepts and Behavior
9. Postscript
Appendixes
A. Mixe Region
B. Mixe Phonemes
C. Mixe Texts
Notes
Glossary
Mixe
Spanish and Nahuatl
Literature Cited
Index