ABSTRACT
The conflict between a people's determination to preserve their socio-cultural identity and the aspiration toward technological progress and knowledge has become common in the age of globalization. One people that has remarkably kept a balance between tradition and progress are the Mazahuas of Central Mexico. Purgatory and Utopia, now available in paperback, describes how the Mazahuas have preserved their cultural identity and some of their ancient social institutions, while at the same time modifying their lifestyles, in a gradual, natural way.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|20 pages
The Village in the Larger World
part II|28 pages
Social Differentiation
part III|62 pages
World View of Mazahuas from El Nopal
part IV|29 pages
Persistence and Change