essay
"How one goes being Huichol…"
people of the peyote: huichol indian history, religion, & survival • Albuquerque • Published In 1996 • Pages: 186-205
By: Silva, Ramón Medina.
Abstract
This document provides excerpts from interviews with a Huichol shaman, Ramón Medina Silva, who in the 1960s was a key informant for a generation of anthropologists. Ramón discusses Huichol history and identity, including relations among themselves and with the dominant Mexican culture. He underscores the importance of a range of Huichol mythologies and religious practices, including the sacredness of maize and deer, ancestor gods, and the meanings of fire, peyote, and traditional Huichol lands. Ramón views the Huichols as the true, authentic Mexicans. At the same time, he expresses his concern that the Huichol are at risk of losing the autonomy and authenticity of their culture because of expanding market forces and development goals of the Mexican government. (For non-English terms see Schaefer [1996] "Glossary." For references cited see Schaefer and Furst [1996] "Bibliography.")
- HRAF PubDate
- 2016
- Region
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub Region
- Northern Mexico
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem
- Field Date
- 1965-1967
- Coverage Date
- 1925-1970
- Coverage Place
- southern Sierra Madre Occidental (Nayarit, Jalisco, Durango, and Zacatecas), Mexico
- Notes
- Ramón Medina Silva (ca. 1925-1971)
- for bibliographical references see document 23: [Schaefer and Furst]
- LCCN
- 95032453
- LCSH
- Huichol Indians