Tortillas for the gods
a symbolic analysis of Zinacanteco rituals
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Author
Publication
1976 - Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Language
English
Word Count
58,500 words, Guess
Page Count
234 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5203552M
- ISBN-100674895541
- OCLC Control Number1637966
- OCLC Control Numbertortillasforgods00vogt
- Library of Congress Control Number75028470
and 1 more
- Goodreads3813559
Classifications
- DDC299/.7
- LCCF1221.T9 V59
Description
For nearly 20 years, the author observed rituals in Zinacanteco society (Chiapas, Mexico). Those rituals organize life into a four stage cycle. Prestige (as determined by age and wealth) is also a factor. Specific rituals are only performed by higher-status individuals, such as elderly or wealthy men. Rituals are also often designed to alleviate the tensions between different classes as well as conflicting beliefs, such as tensions between Mayan and Christian traditions. Rituals dominate every aspect of the Zinacanteco society and are taken very seriously. Everything from the types of plants used in Rituals of Affliction (curing, medicinal rituals) to the color of the chickens that are sacrificed at the corners of a new house when it is built and dedicated are rigidly specified and controlled by tradition.
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