Tarahumara
Subtitle: where night is the day of the moon
By: Bernard L. Fontana ; with photographs by John P. Schaefer.
Contributors: Schaefer, John Paul, 1934-
Edition: 2nd ed., with a new pref.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 141
Subjects: Tarahumara Indians -- Social life and customs.; Tarahumara Indians -- Rites and ceremonies.; Copper Canyon (Mexico) -- Social life and customs.
Description: Inhabiting the Sierra Madre Occidental of southwestern Chihuahua in Mexico, the Tarahumara (or Raramuri) are known in their language as the "foot runners" due to the way in which they must navigate their rugged terrain. This book offers an accessible ethnography of their history, customs, and current life, accompanied by photographs that offer striking images of these gentle people.

The subtitle of the book derives from the Tarahumara's belief that the soul works at night while the body sleeps and that during this "day of the moon" both the spirits of the dead and the souls of the living move about in their mysterious ways.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-138) and index.