Behind the Mexican Mountains
University of Texas Press (Verlag)
978-0-292-79809-0 (ISBN)
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In 1930, anthropologists Robert Zingg and Wendell Bennett spent nine months among the Tarahumara of Chihuahua, Mexico, one of the least acculturated indigenous societies in North America. Their fieldwork resulted in The Tarahumara: An Indian Tribe of Northern Mexico (1935), a classic ethnography still familiar to anthropologists. In addition to this formal work, Zingg also penned a personal, unvarnished travelogue of his sojourn among the Tarahumara. Unpublished in his lifetime, Behind the Mexican Mountains is now available in print for the first time.
This colorful account provides a compelling description of the landscape, people, traditions, language, and archaeology of the Tarahumara region. Abandoning the scientific detachment of the observer, Zingg frankly records his reactions to the people and their customs as he vividly evokes the daily experience of doing fieldwork. In the introduction, Howard Campbell examines Zingg's writing in light of current critiques of anthropology as literature. He makes a strong case that although earlier anthropological writing reveals unacceptable cultural biases, it also demonstrates the ongoing importance and vitality of field research.
This volume was edited for publication by Howard Campbell, John Peterson, and David Carmichael, who are members of the anthropology faculty at the University of Texas at El Paso.
Introduction, by Howard Campbell
Chapter 1. Railroads, Revolutions, and Schoolteachers
Chapter 2. Mexicans, Mines, and American Capitalists
Chapter 3. Personalities Emerge from Wooden Indians
Chapter 4. Tarahumara Men and Women at Home and at Work
Chapter 5. Tarahumara Children and Adults at Play
Chapter 6. Curing, Races, and Death Customs among the Tarahumaras
Chapter 7. More Drinking Bouts in the Celebrations of "Catholic" Christmas
Chapter 8. Officials, Government, and Politics among the Tarahumaras
Chapter 9. Liquor, Guns, and Religion in the Mexican Picture
Chapter 10. The Mexican Powers: Religious, Civil, and Military
Chapter 11. Ready-Made Archaeology, Trips, and Talks
Chapter 12. Ancient and Modern Cave-Dwellers in the Gorges
Chapter 13. The Catholic Mission
Chapter 14. Spring, Holy Week, and Archaeology
Chapter 15. Pagan Ceremonies and Peyote
Chapter 16. The "Genuine" and "Spurious" Values of Tarahumara Culture
Chapter 17. The Philistine Spirit of Tarahumara Culture
Chapter 18. Adiós Tarahumaras and Campfire Stories of Villa
Chapter 19. Miners, Mennonites, Militarism, and the Spirit of Mexico
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.12.2001 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Austin, TX |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 513 g |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Nord- / Mittelamerika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-292-79809-1 / 0292798091 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-292-79809-0 / 9780292798090 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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