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Tarahumara : where night is the day of the moon / Bernard L. Fontana ; with photographs by John P. Schaefer.

Title
Tarahumara : where night is the day of the moon / Bernard L. Fontana ; with photographs by John P. Schaefer.
Author
Fontana, Bernard L.
Publication
Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 1997.

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Additional Authors
Schaefer, John Paul, 1934-
Description
xvi, 141 p. : ill.; 28 cm.
Summary
"Inhabiting the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in Mexico, the Tarahumara (or Raramuri) are known in their language as the "foot runners" due to the way in which they must navigate their rugged terrain. This book offers an accessible ethnography of their history, customs, and current life, accompanied by photographs that offer striking images of these gentle people." "The subtitle of the book derives from the Tarahumara's belief that the soul works at night while the body sleeps and that during this "day of the moon" both the spirits of the dead and the souls of the living move about in their mysterious ways."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Copper Canyon (Mexico) > Social life and customs
  • Tarahumara Indians > Rites and ceremonies
  • Tarahumara Indians > Social life and customs
Note
  • Originally published: Flagstaff, Ariz. : Northland Press, 1979.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
ISBN
0816517061 (paper : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^^96029939^
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library