Becoming an ancestor : the isthmus zapotec way of death
A striking look at the death rituals of an indigenous community in North America. Powerful and beautifully written, this is the story of the Isthmus Zapotecs of southern Mexico and their unbroken chain of ancestors and collective memory over the generations. Mortuary beliefs and actions are collecti...
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Format: | EBOOK |
Language: | ENGLISH |
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State University of New York Press
2011
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Series: | Archeology and Anthropology Collection |
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