Part 1 of 3 of an interview with Don Jacinto Tzab, a Mayan shaman, and his student, a professor at the University of the Americas. Tzab’s disciple says her name is Samanta Juarez at 00:05:36 minutes. Tzab discusses his role as a Mayan traditional medicine practitioner who performs a variety of roles, including leading Mayan ceremonies. Together they explain Mayan practices and the importance of preserving Mayan cultures.
Creator/Contributor:
Medrano, Manuel, 1949- (collector) and Tzab, Jacinto (interviewee)
Date Created/Date Issued:
2000-01-24
Owning Repository:
Benson Latin American Collection, LLILAS Benson Latin American Studies and Collections, The University of Texas at Austin
Mexican Americans, Texas--Social conditions, Mexicano americanos, and Texas--Condiciones sociales
Place Name:
Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States of America and San Benito, Texas, United States of America
General Note:
Assigned production number 524. For aditional information see: Medrano, M. F. (2019). The Day the Shaman Came to Town. Journal of South Texas, 33(1), 131–136. All intellectual property rights are retained by the legal copyright holders. The University of Texas at Austin does not hold the copyright to the content of this file. Formal permission to reuse or republish this content must be obtained from the copyright holder. Material copyrighted to Dr. Manuel F. Medrano and The University of Texas at Brownsville. The assets of UT Brownsville are now held by The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
Origin Note:
Los del Valle oral history recordings transferred from The University of Texas at Brownsville to The University of Texas at Austin in 2015. Digitized with funds from the Latin American Materials Project (LAMP), Center for Research Libraries.