The ways of the water : a reconstruction of Huastecan Nahua society through its oral tradition / Anuschka Johanna Maria van 't Hooft.

For Huastecan Nahuas, water is a symbolic reference. This book describes the multiple values attached to water through the practice of tale telling in this society. It analyzes several local tales about water manifestations such as floodings, thunderstorms, and waterlords, and explores what these me...

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Main Author: Hooft, Anuschka van 't
Format: eBook
Language:English
Nahuatl
Dutch
Published: Leiden : Leiden University Press, ©2007.
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