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Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans
Stacy B. Schaefer
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Description for Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans
Paperback. "A beautiful ethnographic work. Schaefer deftly relates mythology, cosmology, family life, and economics within the spiritual practice and mechanics of weaving. There is clearly a preservation ethos underlying Schaefer's work, yet her depiction is not mournful, it is celebratory."--Ethnohistory Num Pages: 376 pages, 8 drawings, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; AFW; JFSJ1; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 612.
For centuries the Huichol (Wixárika) Indian women of Jalisco, Mexico, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms. This West Mexican tradition has been passed down from mothers to daughters since pre-Columbian times. Weaving is a part of each woman’s identity—allowing them to express their ancient religious beliefs as well as to reflect the personal transformations they have undergone throughout their lives.
In this book anthropologist Stacy B. Schaefer explores the technology of weaving and the spiritual and emotional meaning it holds for the women with whom she works and within their communities, which she experienced during her apprenticeship with ... Read more
For centuries the Huichol (Wixárika) Indian women of Jalisco, Mexico, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms. This West Mexican tradition has been passed down from mothers to daughters since pre-Columbian times. Weaving is a part of each woman’s identity—allowing them to express their ancient religious beliefs as well as to reflect the personal transformations they have undergone throughout their lives.
In this book anthropologist Stacy B. Schaefer explores the technology of weaving and the spiritual and emotional meaning it holds for the women with whom she works and within their communities, which she experienced during her apprenticeship with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826355812
SKU
V9780826355812
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About Stacy B. Schaefer
Stacy B. Schaefer is a professor emerita of anthropology at California State University, Chico, USA. She has worked in research, curatorial, and educational capacities at a number of California museums. The coeditor of People of the Peyote: Huichol Indian History, Religion, and Survival (UNM Press), her current research includes ethnographic fieldwork among the indigenous peoples of Chile and Bolivia and ... Read more
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