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Haviland, John Beard, 1977.

Gossip, reputation, and knowledge in Zinacantán. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1977.

Bibliography: Includes index.

1. Tzotzil Indians-;-Social life and customs.

2. Gossip-Case studies. 3. Zinacantan, Mexico Social life and customs. I. Title.

Fl221.T9H38 301.2'1 76-8095

ISBN 0-226-31955-5

Table of Contents (links to PDF versions)

Cover

Front matter: Preface, Acknowledgments xi

1. A Plea for Gossip 1

2. The Ethnographic Context 16

3. The Domain of Gossip 28

4. The Structure of Zinacanteco Gossip 48

5. The Content of Zinacanteco Gossip 68

6. Gossip and the Cargo System 91

7. Gossip Words 122

8. Rules in Gossip 9

9. Cultural Competence: Gossip and a Theory of Ethnography 171

Appendices
Appendix 1

Gossip in Taxonomies of Verbal Behavior in Tzotzil 183

Appendix2

The Who's Who Categories	192
Appendix3 Gossip Subject Frequency List	204
Appe1idb4 Orthographic Note 214
Appendix 5 A Gossip Session Transcribed	215

Notes 223

Bibliography & Index 249

Index 255