Taggart, James M., 1941-

The Rain Gods’ Rebellion : The Cultural Basis of a Nahua Insurgency / James M. Taggart. - 1 online resource. - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

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.


Mexico--Puebla (State)
Mexico.


History.
Electronic books.