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Interpretations of drinking performances in AguacatenangoBook 1964 • Metzger, Duane
Tzeltal • Middle America and the Caribbean > Maya Area
Metzger distinguishes between ceremonial and individual drinking among the Indians of Aguacatenango. The former occurs at every public and household ceremonial. During ceremonial drinking, at which only adult males participate, the status of each ind...