Book
Tariacuri's legacy: the prehispanic Tarascan state
University of Oklahoma Press • 209 • Published In 1993 • Pages: xx, 266
By: Pollard, Helen Perlstein.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
Pollard explores the rise of the Tarascan state making extensive reference to the 'Relación de Michoacán' (RM) and the 'Relaciones Geográficas' (RG). In this book, Pollard examines the Tarascan capital, the Lake Pátzcuaro Basin, and the Tarascan state during the Protohistoric period. She discusses warfare, the diverse ethnic groups within the Tarascan state, economic exchange, the administration of the state, religion, and art among other things. She also discusses the Aztec view of the Tarascans and their relations with each other. She incorporates her 1970 fieldwork into this study particularly when examining the settlement patterns within the Tarascan capital of Tzintzuntzan. Her field work data are also presented in greater detail in the appendices. A brief description of the prehistory of west Mexico from the Paleo-Indian period up through the Postclassic period is included in this work.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Topography and geology
- Ceramic technology
- Lithic industries
- Settlement patterns
- Status, role, and prestige
- Social relationships and groups
- Territorial hierarchy
- Government institutions
- Spirits and gods
- traditionCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- West Mexico Postclassic
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2001
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Mexico
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Archaeologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Sarah Berry ; 1999
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1970
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 650 BP - 480 BP (1350 A.D. - 1520 A.D.)
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Tarascan State; Michoacán, Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Guerrero, Mexico
- NotesAdditional notes
- by Helen Perlstein Pollard ; introduction by Shirley Gorenstein
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-262) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 92037080
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Indians of Mexico--Antiquities