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| No.
4 |
| ISBN
978-90-73782-05-1 |
| 116 pp. |
| Leiden
1991 |
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| OUT
OF PRINT |
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| Gifts
to the Dead and the Living. Forms of exchange in San Miguel
Tzinacapan, Sierra Norte de Puebla, Mexico |
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| Rossana
Lok |
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Gifts to the Dead and the Living is based on
research in Mexico in 1985 among the Nahuas
of the Sierra Norte de Puebla, Central Mexico. As outlined
in the Preface written by Alessandro Lupo (Rome), the
book fills a gap in our knowledge of Mesoamerican rites
of the dead and about the religious thoughts of the Sierra
Nahuas in particular. The book discusses in detail the
various rituals surrounding the death of a person, and
the rites carried out annually at Todos Santos, All Saints'
and All Souls' Days. Lok indicates the relationship between
the various forms of gift-exchange that take place on
both occasions. The writer finally discusses the theories
of Hubert and Mauss concerning sacrifice and offering,
and poses the question whether the distinction between
both types of oblation can be maintained.
(In English, 116 pp. incl. bibl., with illustr.) |
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