Book

Cherán: a Sierra Tarascan village

U.S. Govt. Print. Off. • (2) • Published In 1946 • Pages: x, 225 , 8 plates

By: Beals, Ralph L. (Ralph Leon).

Abstract
This general ethnographic study of the Tarascan community of Cherán provides detailed information on material culture, economy, community organization, religion, the fiesta system, and the life cycle of individuals. Two appendices offer comparative material on foodstuffs and ceremonial organization in predominantly mestizo communities; a third is a botanical analysis of maize from Cherán.
Subjects
Cereal agriculture
Food preparation
Diet
Exchange and transfers
Rest days and holidays
Dance
Nuptials
Towns
Organized ceremonial
culture
Tarascans
HRAF PubDate
2024
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Central Mexico
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Ethnologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Timothy J. O'Leary ; 1959 ; Leon G. Doyon ; 2023
Field Date
1940-1941
Coverage Date
1940-1941
Coverage Place
Cherán, Michoacán, Mexico
Notes
by Ralph L. Beals ; prepared in cooperation with the United States Department of State as a project of the Interdepartmental Committee on Cultural and Scientific Cooperation
LCCN
46026110
LCSH
Tarasco Indians
Cherán (Mexico)