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Gossip, reputation, and knowledge in Zinacantan

This book examines the creation of cultural rules via conversation, specifically gossip. Focusing on a linguistic analysis of the Mayan language Tzotzil, the author provides both transcriptions and analysis of conversation, focusing on how the language is used to gain, perpetuate, or ruin reputation...

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Main Author:	Haviland, John Beard
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [1977]
Physical Description:	xiii, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects:	Tzotzil Indians -- Social life and customs. Gossip -- Case studies. Zinacantán (Mexico) -- Social life and customs.

The Zinacantecos of Mexico : a modern Maya way of life by Vogt, Evon Z. (Evon Zartman), 1918-2004

Published: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970

Description: xii, 113 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

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Gossip, reputation, and knowledge in Zinacantan

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