BOOK / THE END OF THE MONTIOCS. Elisa Ramírez Castañeda

ANTHROPOLOGY

“The End of the Montioc, published in 1985, was a book difficult to classify from the beginning: neither literature nor ethnography. Too many descriptions of festivals, fishing, and iguanas to be a book of oral tradition; too many non-Huave texts to be a faithful portrait of an indigenous culture; too many personal narratives and digressions to be considered scientific anthropology. However, the publication was highly successful among subsequent generations of researchers and, encouragingly, among Huave teachers and scholars, now interested in a previously deplored tradition. The narrative power of the stories allowed them to be put to a wide variety of uses: musicians who repurposed the turtle's speeches, poets who called upon the soul in the Huave way, doctors who analyzed rabbit syndrome, ecologists who always associated rain with fishing.” – Elisa Ramírez Castañeda.

For this edition, Alias revives the work published by the National Institute of Anthropology and History in 1987, offering its audience a book that explores creative thought and the human imagination from narratives not necessarily related to our history or perspective on contemporary art. This edition features unique vignettes by artist Dr. Lakra, inspired by the region's flora, fauna, and unique culture.

—“Juan said: ‘I dreamed of the town as it was before; nothing is as it was before.’ When is before? This book is one of the possible befores.”

Title: El fin de los Montioc.
Author: Elisa Ramírez Castañeda
Pages: 360
Size: 17 x 23 cm
Weight: 450 grams
Genre: Anthropology
Language: Spanish
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Alias
Year: 2018