Book

Tarahumara of the Sierra Madre: beer, ecology, and social organization

AHM Pub. Corp. • Arlington Heights, Ill. • Published In 1978 • Pages: viii, 245 , [16] of plates

By: Kennedy, John G..

Abstract

Kennedy presents a descriptive ethnography of the Tarahumara of the Sierra Madre region of Chihuahua, Mexico. Kennedy adopts a cultural ecological theoretical perspective in his analysis of the Tarahumara. His subjects are drawn primarily from a GENTILE (pagan Tarahumara) group, but he also presents information on BAUTIZADOS (Christianized Tarahumara) and mestizos. He focuses on the TESQUINO (corn beer) complex in his analysis of Tarahumara social organization. The institution of beer drinking is at the center of all major productive labor, all important social activities, and ritual performances.

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

Ronald N. Johnson ; 1996

Field Date

1959

Coverage Date

ca. 1959

Coverage Place

Chihuahua (Sierra Madre region), Mexico

Notes

John G. Kennedy

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-233) and index

LCCN

77086044

LCSH

Tarahumara Indians