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The Zapotec of Oaxaca
Handbook of Middle American Indians • Austin • Published In 1969 • Pages: 329-359
By: Nader, Laura.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This document provides a broad range of introductory material on the Zapotec. The author, a professional anthropologist, draws on both field experience and documentary documents to outline the available data on subsistence activities, material culture, family and social structure, ceremonial life, and belief systems. Attention is give to the considerable variation that exists among sub-populations of Zapotec-speakers, and to informing the reader of other authors' work in the area. The full citations for the 'references' on pp. 358-359 have been retyped by HRAF and paginated as pp. 359-C through 359-P.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Identification
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Cultural participation
- Magical and mental therapy
- Spirits and gods
- Community structure
- Settlement patterns
- Mythology
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Zapotec
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2009
- 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
- essay
- 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
- Jan A. Simpson ; John Beierle ; 1979
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1957-1959
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1957-1959
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Oaxaca, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- Laura Nader
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-C - 359-P) and index
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Zapotec Indians