Book
Power and persuasion: fiestas and social control in rural Mexico
University of Pennsylvania Press • Philadelphia • Published In 1988 • Pages:
By: Brandes, Stanley H..
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a study of the fiesta system in the predominantly mestizo town of Tzintzuntzan. Only references to Tarascan practices have been indexed for content—mainly interactions with the adjoining community of El Ojo (de Agua), but also including the lakeshore communities to the west, Ichupio, Tarerio, and Ucasanástacua (collectively referred to as "La Vuelta").
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gift giving
- Rest days and holidays
- Spectacles
- Ethnic stratification
- Visiting and hospitality
- Community heads
- Inter-ethnic relations
- Districts
- Congregations
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Tarascans
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2024
- 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
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- 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
- Ian Skoggard; 2023
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1967-1985
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1967-1985
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tzintzuntzan, Tzintzuntzan Municipality, Michoacán, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Stanley Brandes
- Much of the text in this source was zeroed out because it focused largely on the mestizo population and culture and only occasionally mentions Tarascan people. It was not clear to the indexer the extent to which the fiesta complex is shared by Tarascans. Although the Tarascans do celebrate fiestas and do particpate in some of the mestizo fiestas, it is not clear to the indexer that general descriptions of fiesta life include the indigenos population. Only where explicit references in the text are made to Tarascans is the material indexed.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-201) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 87019205
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Festivals--Mexico--Tzintzuntzan
- Social control--Case studies
- Tarasco Indians--Social life and customs
- Indians of Mexico--Mexico--Tzintzuntzan--Social life and customs
- Tzintzuntzan (Mexico)--Social life and customs