Handbook of Middle American Indians: Ethnology, E. Z. Vogt, vol. editorRobert Wauchope University of Texas Press, 1969 - Indians of Central America |
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Page 612
... barrio is reported to be an exogamous kinship unit whose members may not marry within their own barrio . Nutini believes that the Contla barrios are not territorial divisions but his evidence is inconclusive ( 1961 , pp . 71-73 ) . In ...
... barrio is reported to be an exogamous kinship unit whose members may not marry within their own barrio . Nutini believes that the Contla barrios are not territorial divisions but his evidence is inconclusive ( 1961 , pp . 71-73 ) . In ...
Page 626
... barrios . Each barrio tries to put on a better fiesta than those of the other barrios , and the barrio member likes to boast that his santo can perform better miracles than other barrio santos . In Tecospa there is a similar rivalry ...
... barrios . Each barrio tries to put on a better fiesta than those of the other barrios , and the barrio member likes to boast that his santo can perform better miracles than other barrio santos . In Tecospa there is a similar rivalry ...
Page 670
... barrio , and as a consequence there is comparative stability of the male component . There is a marked feeling of barrio loyalty , but if a man so desires he may assign his son to one of the other units . Occasionally , an adult man ...
... barrio , and as a consequence there is comparative stability of the male component . There is a marked feeling of barrio loyalty , but if a man so desires he may assign his son to one of the other units . Occasionally , an adult man ...
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