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Differential acculturation among the Huichol Indians

Themes of indigenous acculturation in Northwest Mexico, Thomas B. Hinton and Phil C. Weigand, editors ; contributors, N. Ross Crumrine ... [et al (38)Published In 1981 • Pages: 9-21

By: Weigand, Phil C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document outlines some of the major historical trends that have affected and continue to affect Huichol acculturation. Also noted is how these trends were felt differentially by urban and rural dwellers. Huichol acculturation was mediated through the agency of three institutions: 1) municipal and state governments; 2) Catholic missions; and 3) the Instituto Nacional Indigenista. It is argued that the regional government played more of a stabilizing than innovational role in local society.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Acculturation and culture contact
External migration
External relations
Inter-ethnic relations
Missions
Congregations
Community structure
Local officials
Administrative agencies
Domesticated animals
Real property
Kin relationships
Family relationships
Education system
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Huichol
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2016
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northern Mexico
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
essay
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Anthropologist
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
4: Excellent Secondary Data
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Teferi Abate Adem ; 2015
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
not applicable
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1720-1980
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
eastern Nayarit and northern Jalisco, Mexico
NotesAdditional notes
Phil C. Weigand
Includes bibliographical references (p. 20-21)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
80039646
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Huichol Indians