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Holy Saints And Fiery Preachers: The Anthropology Of Protestantism In Mexico And Central America, James Dow, Alan Sandstrom
Holy Saints And Fiery Preachers: The Anthropology Of Protestantism In Mexico And Central America, James Dow, Alan Sandstrom
Alan R. Sandstrom
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Traditional Curing And Crop Fertility Rituals Among Otomi Indians Of The Sierra De Puebla, Mexico: The Lopez Manuscripts, Alan Sandstrom
Traditional Curing And Crop Fertility Rituals Among Otomi Indians Of The Sierra De Puebla, Mexico: The Lopez Manuscripts, Alan Sandstrom
Alan R. Sandstrom
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La Magia Del Etnografo En Los Escritos Antropologicos De Roberto Williams Garcia [Ethnographer's Magic In The Anthropological Writings Of Roberto Williams Garcia], Alan Sandstrom, Pamela Sandstrom
La Magia Del Etnografo En Los Escritos Antropologicos De Roberto Williams Garcia [Ethnographer's Magic In The Anthropological Writings Of Roberto Williams Garcia], Alan Sandstrom, Pamela Sandstrom
Alan R. Sandstrom
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Indigenismo From Below? Carlos Castaneda, New Age Anthropology And Identity Politics, Ageeth Sluis
Indigenismo From Below? Carlos Castaneda, New Age Anthropology And Identity Politics, Ageeth Sluis
Ageeth Sluis
This paper explores the intersections between Carlos Castaneda’s work on shamanism, indigenismo, and larger changes within the field of anthropology from the 1960s to 1980s. Castaneda introduced a large readership to Mexico at a time when the Americas saw pronounced socio-political and cultural changes. Despite criticism by fellow anthropologists, Castaneda's bestselling books became instrumental in constructing new indigenous identities, a magical Mexico, and new directions in anthropology. This paper seeks to understand Castaneda within a larger historical context of the historical trajectories of indigenismo and changes in gender and race identity politics both in Mexico and the U.S. due to …