Los zapotecos, monografia historica, etnografica y economica

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Author: Mendieta y Nunez, Lucio (1895-1988) et al. from the library of Professor George M Foster Year: 1949 Publisher: Imprenta Universitaria Place: Mexico City Description: lxvi+604 pages with numerous fold out reproductions, maps, illustrations and tables. Quarto (12" x 8" ) issued in wrappers. Lucio Medieta y Nunez, Ensayo Sociologico sbre los Zapotecos ; Geologo Raul Lozano Garcia, Bosquejo Fisiografico y Geologico del Estado de Oaxaca ; Francisco Rojas Gonzalez, Los Zapotecos en la Epoca Prehispanica ; Francisco Rojas Gonzalez Los Zapotecos en la Epoca Colonial ; Francisco Rojas Gonzales, Los Zapotecos en la Epoca Independiente ; Francisco Rojas Gonzalez and Roberto de la Cerda Silva, Etnografia General de Los Zapotecos ; Jose Gomez Robleda, Alfonso Quiroz, Luis Argoytia and Adan Mercado, Estudio Biotipologico ; Mauricio Swadesh, El Edioma de Los Zapotecos ; Carlos H Alba and Jesus Cristerna, La Agricultura entre Los Zapotecos ; Carlos H Alba and Jesus Cristerna, Las Industrias Zapotecas . From the library of George M Foster. 1st edition. The Zapotecs were once one of the most dominant ethnic groups in the region now known as Oaxaca. The early Zapotecs were a sedentary group, relying mostly on agricultural means to survive. They worshipped a pantheon of gods, the foremost of which was Cosijo, the rain god, symbolized by the jaguar and the snake, symbols common in Mesoamerican cultures. Religious rites sometimes included human sacrifice. Aside from the gods, Zapotecs also

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