Senri Ethnological Studies (SES)
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part 1. Setting
1. Mixe Highlands and the Outside World
2. Historical Background
3. Economic Background
Tlahuitoltepec: Peripheral Market Village
Ayutla: Central Market Village
Part 2. Tlahuitoltepec: Traditional World
4. Civil and Religious Organizations
Family-level Relations
Civil and Religious Hierarchies and Offices
Recuruitment FiestaEconomy
Egalitarian Fiesta Economy
New Tendencies
5. Classifice of Rituals
Sacrifice Complex
Catholic Tradition
National Fiestas
6. Rituals of the Family and the Individual
Rituals of Life Crisis
Agricultural and Other Rituals
Native Curing
Responso, Misa Particular, and Saint Worship
Pilgrimages
7. Religious Fiestas
Historical Background
Fiestas of the Major Saints
Lent and Holy Week
All Saints' Day and Christmas
Minor Religious Fiestas
8. Rituals of the Officials and National Fiestas
Rituals of the Officials
National Fiestas
Part 3. Ayutla: Changing World
9. Preeminence of the Civil Organization and Transformation of the Mayordomías
The Civil-Religious Hierarchy and the Mayordomí in 1933 Changes after 1960
The 1970s
10. Changes in Rituals
Decline of Family and Individual Rituals
Strong Influence of the Missionaries on Religious Fiestas
Simplification and Secularization of Religious Fiestas
Politicization of the Rituals of the Officials
Advent of National Fiestas
Concluding Remarks
Introduction
Part 1. Setting
1. Mixe Highlands and the Outside World
2. Historical Background
3. Economic Background
Tlahuitoltepec: Peripheral Market Village
Ayutla: Central Market Village
Part 2. Tlahuitoltepec: Traditional World
4. Civil and Religious Organizations
Family-level Relations
Civil and Religious Hierarchies and Offices
Recuruitment FiestaEconomy
Egalitarian Fiesta Economy
New Tendencies
5. Classifice of Rituals
Sacrifice Complex
Catholic Tradition
National Fiestas
6. Rituals of the Family and the Individual
Rituals of Life Crisis
Agricultural and Other Rituals
Native Curing
Responso, Misa Particular, and Saint Worship
Pilgrimages
7. Religious Fiestas
Historical Background
Fiestas of the Major Saints
Lent and Holy Week
All Saints' Day and Christmas
Minor Religious Fiestas
8. Rituals of the Officials and National Fiestas
Rituals of the Officials
National Fiestas
Part 3. Ayutla: Changing World
9. Preeminence of the Civil Organization and Transformation of the Mayordomías
The Civil-Religious Hierarchy and the Mayordomí in 1933 Changes after 1960
The 1970s
10. Changes in Rituals
Decline of Family and Individual Rituals
Strong Influence of the Missionaries on Religious Fiestas
Simplification and Secularization of Religious Fiestas
Politicization of the Rituals of the Officials
Advent of National Fiestas
Concluding Remarks
Appendices
1. Historical Data on the Highland Villages
2. Types of Gabán (ponchos)
3. Regional Costumes
4. Pottery Types
5. Ways in which Zapotec Merchants Dominate the Mixe
6. Kinship Terminology
7. Vocative Terms Based on Age Grade
8. Compadrazgo Terms
Acronyms
Glossary
Bibliography
Plates
Index
1. Historical Data on the Highland Villages
2. Types of Gabán (ponchos)
3. Regional Costumes
4. Pottery Types
5. Ways in which Zapotec Merchants Dominate the Mixe
6. Kinship Terminology
7. Vocative Terms Based on Age Grade
8. Compadrazgo Terms
Acronyms
Glossary
Bibliography
Plates
Index