Making the World Safe for Existence: Celebration of the Saints Among the Sierra Nahuat of Chignautla, Mexico Tapa dura - 1992

xiv+271 pages with maps, tables, illustrations, bibliography, appendices and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's grey cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. This work presents an in-depth description of the cult of the saints as practiced in Chignautla, an Indian community in the central highlands of Mexico. Data gathered over twenty years of field research and the rich interpretations offered allow the reader to explore Chignauteco cosmology as it is revealed in the elaborate rituals held to honor the saints. The primacy the author assigns to the perception the Indians have of their world and the place of the saints within it reveals the vitality of an indigenous world-view that has endured since the time of the conquest. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.

University of Michigan Press, 1992. Fine/NF. DJ with trace of rubbing. 000021016

Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.: University of Michigan Press, 1992. Hardback with minor shelfwear. Boards unmarked; contents clean, sound, bright.. First Edition. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Used.

Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. 0472102893 .

University of Michigan Press, 1992-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Light foxing on edges of text block, pastedowns & endpapers. Text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.

University of Michigan Press. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

University of Michigan Press, 1992-07-01. Hardcover. Good.

The Univ. of Michigan Press, 1992. Hardback. Very Good/Very Good. 271pp. Illustrated with black and white plates. Minor stain on fore-edge.

University of Michigan Press, 1992-07-01. Hardcover. New. HARDCOVER, BRAND NEW COPY, Perfect Shape, No Black Remainder Mark, a4o6

University of Michigan Press, 1992-07-01. Hardcover. New. HARDCOVER, BRAND NEW COPY, Perfect Shape, No Black Remainder Mark,