Towards a Cosmohistory of the Cristero Wars

T he Indigenous people of the Gran Nayar region-the Wixaritari, Nayeri, O'dam, Audam, and Meshikan-are among anthropologists' favourites, for purportedly being "traditional" and little influenced by Christianity.As a result, the region's rituals, mythology and traditional arts are well documented.The study of its history has not been a priority, but now Morris shows us that the history of the region can be as interesting as its cultural anthropology.Given popular images of the region as dominated by unspoiled, shamanic communities, the amount and intensity of the fighting there during the early twentieth century may be surprising, but even more so are the changing and often paradoxical alliances, for and against the post-revolutionary governments of Mexico.The Mexican Revolution was motivated by the fight against oppression, ignorance, and poverty.The Gran Nayar was and is one of the most marginalized regions in Mexico.So one might think that everybody there was happy when the post-revolutionary governments sent teachers and started to show some interest in the progress of the Native population.But local hatred of the teachers turned many Indigenous people against the revolution.The teachers were

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