Book

The Zapotecs: princes, priests, and peasants

University of Oklahoma Press • Norman • Published In 1977 • Pages: 14, 338

By: Whitecotton, Joseph W..

Abstract

The prehistory and history of the Zapotec people is the subject of this document. The time period covered is from 1500 BC to the present. The author discusses the documents of his information, such as archaeological sites, codices, and early Spanish documents, then reconstructs the economy and the social and political organization of the various periods. The final chapter is a summary of contemporary Zapotec culture.

HRAF PubDate

2009

Region

Middle America and the Caribbean

Sub Region

Central Mexico

Document Type

Book

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

5: Excellent Primary Data

Analyst

Marlene Martin ; 1979

Field Date

1957-1973

Coverage Date

1521-1973

Coverage Place

Valley of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

Notes

by Joseph W. Whitecotton

Table of Contents: 1. Oaxaca and the Zapotecs; 2. The Growth of the Zapotec Great Tradition; 3. Cycles of Conquest: political relationships in the Valley of Oaxaca during the Post-Classic state; 4. Princes, Priests, and Peasants; patterns of Post-Classic Azpotec culture and society; 5. Zapotec Elites and Peasants in New Spain; 6. The Zapotecs in Modern Mexico; Epilogue: Zapotecs, Indians, and Peasants; Appendix: Zapotec kinship terms: Ancient and Modern

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index

LCCN

76062508

LCSH

Zapotec Indians