The Rain Gods’ Rebellion : The Cultural Basis of a Nahua Insurgency /
James M. Taggart.
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Rebellions in the Sierra Norte -- San Miguel -- "The Rain God" 1975 -- "The President and the Priest" 1975 -- "The President of Hueytalpan" 1978 -- "The Water in Ixtepec" 1978 -- "A Humble Man's Predicament" 1978 -- "Malintzin" 1978 -- "The Land Transaction" -- After the UCI -- "The Storm."
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"Examines Nahua oral narratives to illuminate the cultural basis of the 1977-1984 rebellion against Hispanic elite in Huitzilan de SerdaÌn, Mexico. Forty years of fieldwork traces the sociopolitical role of rain gods-human and divine forms-hundreds of years explaining connections between social experiences and water/weather"--
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Rain gods. Nahuas--Social life and customs. Nahuas. Nahua mythology. Land use, Rural. Insurgency. HISTORY--General. Nahua (Indiens)--Moeurs et coutumes. Dieux de la pluie--Mexique. Utilisation agricole du sol--Mexique--Puebla (État) Revoltes--Histoire--Mexique--Puebla (État)--20e siecle. Nahua (Indiens)--Histoire--Mexique--Puebla (État)--20e siecle. Nahuas--Social life and customs. Nahua mythology. Rain gods--Mexico. Land use, Rural--Mexico--Puebla (State) Insurgency--History--Mexico--Puebla (State)--20th century. Nahuas--History--Mexico--Puebla (State)--20th century.