Bloodsucking Witchcraft An Epistemological Study of Anthropomorphic Supernaturalism in Rural Tlaxcala |
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| Author:
| Nutini, Hugo G.
Roberts, John M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8165-1197-6 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1993 |
| Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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In the rural areas of south-central Mexico, there are believed to be witches who transform themselves into animals in order to suck the blood from the necks of sleeping infants. This book analyzes beliefs held by the great majority of the population of rural Tlaxcala a generation ago and chronicles its drastic transformation since ...
In the rural areas of south-central Mexico, there are believed to be witches who transform themselves into animals in order to suck the blood from the necks of sleeping infants. This book analyzes beliefs held by the great majority of the population of rural Tlaxcala a generation ago and chronicles its drastic transformation since ...