Contents
Chapter 1. Ñuu Shaavi, The Land of Rain
A Brief History of the Mixteca Region
The Spanish Conquest and Afterward
Political Organization in the Mixteca Area
Politics in Mixtec Villages: Usos y Costumbres
Migration and Religious Change
Hermana Adela—Migrant and Convert
Non-Catholic Churches in the Mixteca Region
The Response of the Catholic Church to Religious Change
Chapter 2. Mixtecs and Modernity
Modernity, Indigeneity, and Religious Conversion
Globalization and Neoliberalism
Mixtecs in the New World Order
Globalization, Migration, and Modernity
Mixtec Communities in the Context of Globalization
Globalization and Religious Conversion
Chapter 3. San Juan Mixtepec: Ñuu Vicu, the Land of Clouds
Two Agencias: San Lucas and San Pedro Yososcuá
Relations between Catholics and Non-Catholics
Non-Catholic Churches in Yososcuá
Relations between Catholics and Non-Catholics in Yososcuá
Migration and Religious Change
Social and Economic Indicators
Modernity and Usos y Costumbres
Chapter 4. San Juan Diquiyú: Village on a Rock
The Village of San Juan Diquiyú
Non-Catholics in San Juan Diquiyú
Trinitarians in San Juan Diquiyú
Chapter 5. Colonia Sinaí: Los Expulsados
Chapter 6. Four Communities Compared
Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Communities
Migration and Community Development
Usos y Costumbres in Three Communities
Migration, Religious Change, and Modernity
Non-Catholics in Miguel Alemán
Generations, Present and Future
The IJA: An Alternative to Ethnic Organizations?
Mixtecs in the Modern World-System
Transnational Communities and Religious Conversion
Mixtec Villages as Transnational Communities
Transnational Studies, Globalization, and Religious Conversion