Book

The Tarahumara: an Indian tribe of northern Mexico

The University of Chicago Press • Chicago, Illinois • Published In 1935 • Pages: xix, 412 , plates

By: Bennett, Wendell Clark, Zingg, Robert M. (Robert Mowry).

Abstract

This is a comprehensive study of the Tarahumaras of northern Mexico. Part I, written by Zingg, describes Tarahumara material culture and physical environment. Particular attention is paid to economic activities such as animal husbandry, agriculture, and handicrafts. Native knowledge and utilization of wild animals and plants are recorded in the chapters on ethnozoology and ethnobotany. Part II, written by Bennett, is concerned with human relationships and social organization such as political structure, kinship, marriage, birth and death, shamans, fiestas, religion, sports, and social control. Part III, written by both authors, summarizes the descriptive data and formulates certain conclusions regarding the historical trends and distributional patterns of Tarahumara cultural traits.

HRAF PubDate

1997

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Northern Mexico

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Robert Lee ; 1959

Field Date

1930-1931

Coverage Date

not specified

Coverage Place

Chihuahua, Mexico

Notes

by Wendell C. Bennett and Robert M. Zingg

Includes bibliographical references (p. 395-401) and index

LCSH

Tarahumara Indians