Religion and Ritual among the Tarahumara Indians of Northern Mexico: Maintenance of Cultural Autonomy through Resistance and Transformation of Colonizing Symbols.

Arrieta, Olivia

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ERIC Number: EJ456353

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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ISSN: ISSN-0749-6427

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Religion and Ritual among the Tarahumara Indians of Northern Mexico: Maintenance of Cultural Autonomy through Resistance and Transformation of Colonizing Symbols.

Arrieta, Olivia

WICAZO SA Review, v8 n2 p11-23 Fall 1992

Discusses various responses by the Tarahumaras of northern Mexico to past and ongoing evangelization by Catholic and Protestant missionaries. Focuses on the adoption of Christian symbols in traditional indigenous rituals and belief systems and the transformation of the symbols of the conqueror into symbols of Tarahumara identity and resistance. (SV)

Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian History, Cultural Exchange, Culture Contact, Foreign Countries, Religion, Resistance to Change

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mexico

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