Vida en felicidad o tapaxuwan latamat conocimientos y prácticas comunitarias en el municipio de Huehuetla, Puebla, México

The objective of this document is to present part of the knowledge, traditional structures and some of the community practices of the indigenous population from Huehuetla. The information corresponds to a case study that combined methodological tools such as participant observation, the use of in-depth interviews and the analysis of surveys. All this field strategy revealed two ways of feeling, thinking and practicing the Totonac way of life. The first, Tapaxuwan Latamat or Happy Life, fixed to the forms of harmonious coexistence between community members and nature; and the second one, Talipuwan Latamat or Unhappy Life, the result of the devaluation of knowledge and the loss of Huehuetecan traditions.

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Main Authors: Torres Solís, Mauricio autor, Ramírez Valverde, Benito autor, Juárez Sánchez, Pedro autor, Martínez Carrera, Daniel Claudio Doctor autor 20970, Ramírez Valverde, Gustavo autor, Aliphat Fernández, Mario Manuel Doctor autor 15922, Parra Vázquez, Manuel Roberto Doctor autor 2008
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Subjects:Totonacas, Modo de vida, Usos y costumbres, Conocimiento tradicional, Organización de la comunidad,
Online Access:https://chapingo-cori.mx/textual/textual/article/view/r.textual.2021.77.1/111
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Summary:The objective of this document is to present part of the knowledge, traditional structures and some of the community practices of the indigenous population from Huehuetla. The information corresponds to a case study that combined methodological tools such as participant observation, the use of in-depth interviews and the analysis of surveys. All this field strategy revealed two ways of feeling, thinking and practicing the Totonac way of life. The first, Tapaxuwan Latamat or Happy Life, fixed to the forms of harmonious coexistence between community members and nature; and the second one, Talipuwan Latamat or Unhappy Life, the result of the devaluation of knowledge and the loss of Huehuetecan traditions.