Beliefs and Holy Places: A Spiritual Geography of the Pimería Alta

by James S. Griffith

Book Overview

The region once known as Pimer a Alta-now southern Arizona and northern Sonora-has for more than three centuries been a melting pot for the beliefs of native Tohono O'odham and immigrant Yaquis and those of colonizing Spaniards and Mexicans. One need look no further than the roadside crosses along desert highways or the diversity of local celebrations to sense the richness of this cultural commingling.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0816514070
• ISBN13: 9780816514076
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: University of Arizona Press
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"