Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans PDF book is popular Social Science book written by Stacy B. Schaefer. The book was released by UNM Press on 2015-06-15 with total hardcover pages 407. Fast download link is given in this page, you could read Huichol Women, Weavers, and Shamans by Stacy B. Schaefer in PDF, epub and kindle directly from your devices.
For centuries the Huichol (Wixárika) Indian women of Jalisco, Mexico, have been weaving textiles on backstrap looms. This West Mexican tradition has been passe
The book not only provides an overview of the Huichol and the plight of Mesoamerican Indians but also sheds light on traditional religion, indigenous Catholicis
"A beautiful ethnographic work. Schaefer deftly relates mythology, cosmology, family life, and economics within the spiritual practice and mechanics of weaving.
Amada Cardenas, a Mexican American woman from the borderlands of South Texas, played a pivotal role in the little-known history of the peyote trade. She and her