James S Griffith: 2 books
Beliefs and Holy Places
A Spiritual Geography of the Pimería Alta
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
The region once known as Pimería 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...
Hecho a Mano
The Traditional Arts of Tucson's Mexican American Community
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2015
Arts as intimate as a piece of needlework or a home altar. Arts as visible as decorative iron, murals, and low riders. Through such arts, members of Tucson's Mexican American community contribute much of the cultural flavor that defines the city to its residents and to the outside world. Now Tucson...