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Huichol women, weavers, and shamans / Stacy B. Schaefer.

Title
Huichol women, weavers, and shamans / Stacy B. Schaefer.
Author
Schaefer, Stacy B., 1956-
Publication
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2015.

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385 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
"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 master weavers in Wixárika families. She takes us on a dynamic journey into a realm of ancient beliefs and traditions under threat from the outside world in this fascinating ethnographic study"--
Uniform Title
To think with a good heart
Alternative Title
To think with a good heart
Subject
  • Huichol women
  • Huichol textile fabrics
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE > General
  • HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico
  • SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies
  • Huichol textile fabrics
  • Huichol women
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-370) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Spinning the thread -- 1. Origins of flesh and fabric -- 2. Two families of women and their weaving ways -- 3. Women and men -- 4. Weaving from girls to women -- 5. The economics of weaving -- 6. Awakening the heart-memory : the religious aspects of weaving -- 7. The art of weaving symbols -- 8. Weavers, shamans, and goddesses -- Epilogue : Weaving the future -- Appendix A. Weaving technology -- Appendix B. Huichol female names.
ISBN
  • 9780826355812
  • 0826355811
  • 9780826355829 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
  • ^^2014033694
  • 40025044833
OCLC
894139976
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library