OLAC Record oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI614889

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Title:		The history of maguey with the devil
		0185-The history of maguey with the devil
		Documentation of Zenzontepec Chatino language and culture
Contributor:		TCR
Coverage:		Mexico
Date:		2010-03-15
Description:		This text is about alcohol. It can be a good thing as God has given it, but the devil is involved in it and that is why it often causes harm. The text has multiple levels. At the start TCR tells the listener about how he and his friends were planning to start making mezcal by the river in San Pedro del Río. He has dark dreams of a strange person asking him for two goats. He relates his dreams to his friends, who say it must be the devil and they should consult with the priest. The priest tells them that mezcal is good for health and enjoyment, but he must bless their hands at the river before they make the drink in order to keep the devil away. TCR relays the priest's sermon to them, which is the story about how God's brother, the devil, was upset because God is praised at the festivals and he, the devil, has no part. He wants in. God agrees to let him in, giving him a role in the drink of the festivals. The devil kills three of his children and spills their blood on the heart of maguey and all other fruits, which can all be made into alcohol. He first kills a monkey, then a bull, and finally a pig. According to the story this is why people begin to jump around happy when they first drink a little (the monkey). Then as they drink more, they get rough and violent (the bull). Finally, as they keep going, they end up rolling around and sleeping in the mud like a pig. At the end, TCR explains how the priest told them this story. He then goes on to say that mezcal is good if one is in their right mind and can keep oneself in control.Audio duration [00:12:15]
		Language_Name: Chatino, Zenzontepec Language_Region: Central America & Caribbean Language_Country: Mexico Project_Status: Complete Year: 2009 Start_Date: 2010-01-21 End_Date: 2012-01-31
Format:		audio/x-wav
		text/x-eaf+xml
Identifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI614889
		IGS0080
Identifier (URI):		https://lat1.lis.soas.ac.uk/ds/asv?openpath=MPI614889%23
Publisher:		Eric Campbell
		University of Texas, Austin
Subject:		folk history
		Undetermined language
		Zenzontepec Chatino
		Spanish language
Subject (ISO639):		und
		spa
Type:		Audio
OLAC Info
Archive:		Endangered Languages Archive
Description:		http://www.language-archives.org/archive/soas.ac.uk
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OAI Info
OaiIdentifier:		oai:soas.ac.uk:MPI614889
DateStamp:		2016-09-28
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Search Info
Citation:		TCR. 2010-03-15. Eric Campbell.
Terms:		area_Europe country_ES iso639_spa iso639_und
Inferred Metadata
Country:		Spain
Area:		Europe