Los indígenas mexicanos

by Scheffler, Lilian

• ISBN13: 9786074525656
• ISBN10: 607452565X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2015-08-01
• Publisher: Panorama Editorial

Summary

In Los indígenas mexicanos, the reader will encounter the past of the indigenous descendants, who constitute 50 indigenous groups—identifiable by the languages they speak. The reader will also witness the testimony and recognition of the cultural values of these groups. Through this book, Lilian Scheffler, a psychologist and anthropologist, allows us to get to know the geographic location, the social and political organizations, means of subsistence, parties, customs, and beliefs of these groups.
 
En Los indígenas mexicanos el lector se encontrará con el pasado de los descendientes indígenas, que en la actualidad constituyen 50 grupos autóctonos identificables por las lenguas que hablan. También será testigo del testimonio y reconocimiento a los valores culturales de estos grupos. Con este libro, Lilian Scheffler, psicóloga y antropóloga, nos permite conocer la ubicación geográfica, la organización social y política, los medios de subsistencia, las fiestas, costumbres y creencias de todos estos pueblos.

Author Biography

Lilian Scheffler is a psychologist and anthropologist and has devoted herself to researching topics of Mexican popular culture such as oral narration, traditional games, popular festivals, and indigenous people. She has compiled numerous narratives and stories from these groups to present an anthology where the various worldviews that represent this cultural mosaic are revealed.