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Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans by Stacy B. Schaefer (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of New Mexico Press
ISBN-100826355811
ISBN-139780826355812
eBay Product ID (ePID)210302826
Product Key Features
Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHuichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans
SubjectLatin America / Mexico, Textile & Costume, Women's Studies, Anthropology / General
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorStacy B. Schäfer
Subject AreaDesign, Social Science, History
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2014-033694
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal305.40897/4544
SynopsisFor 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., For centuries the Huichol (Wix rika) 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 Wix rika 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., "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
LC Classification NumberF1221.H9S33 2015
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