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Spirit of Chiapas: the expressive art of the roof cross tradition / Virginia Ann Guess

By:

Guess, Virginia Ann

Contributor(s):

Guess, Robert

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Santa Fe, NM : Museum of New Mexico Press , c2004Description: 206 p. illus. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780890134283

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DDC classification:

LAS 246.558 GUE

Summary: The Mexican state of Chiapas, with its large indigenous population and historical connections to Guatemala during the colonial period, offers travelers an experience different from most states in Mexico. Here they see Indians and Ladinos living side by side following centuries-old traditions, each with their own interpretation of Catholicism and a symbolic language that distinguishes their culture and customs.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	LAS 246.558 GUE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Non fiction		029384

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The Mexican state of Chiapas, with its large indigenous population and historical connections to Guatemala during the colonial period, offers travelers an experience different from most states in Mexico. Here they see Indians and Ladinos living side by side following centuries-old traditions, each with their own interpretation of Catholicism and a symbolic language that distinguishes their culture and customs.

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