Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vii
4. List of Tables ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Preface xiii
7. Introduction 1
8. PART I. The Structural Analysis of the Compadrazgo System
9. Map 18
10. CHAPTER 1. The Sacred Nature of Compadrazgo in Belen and the Characteristics of the Mediating Entity 19
11. CHAPTER 2. The Personnel of the Compadrazgo System 32
12. CHAPTER 3. The Structural Implications of Asking and Being Asked to Enter into a Compadrazgo Relationship 68
13. CHAPTER 4. Confianza, Respeto, and Reliance 75
14. CHAPTER 5. The Preferential and Prescriptive Structure of Compadrazgo 100
15. CHAPTER 6. The Structural Implications of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Compadrazgo Relationships 129
16. CHAPTER 7. The Permanent and Temporary Dimensions of Compadrazgo Relationships 143
17. CHAPTER 8. The Structural and Functional Implications of Interchangeable Compadrazgo Types 152
18. CHAPTER 9. The Structural Articulation and Ritual-Symbolic Nature of Public-Communal Compadrazgo Types 160
19. CHAPTER 10. The Conscious and Unconscious Nature of Compadrazgo and the Absolute and Relative Importance of Compadrazgo Types 172
20. CHAPTER 11. Ritual Kinship Terminology 181
21. CHAPTER 12 .Ritual Kinship Behavior 203
22. CHAPTER 13. The Egocentric Developmental Cycle of Compadrazgo 238
23. CHAPTER 14. The Exocentric Developmental Cycle of Compadrazgo 285
24. PART II. The Functional Analysis of the Compadrazgo System
25. CHAPTER 15. The Political, Economic, and Demographic Functions of Compadrazgo 313
26. CHAPTER 16. The Religious and Social Functions of Compadrazgo 337
27. CHAPTER 17. The Magico-Symbolic Functions of Compadrazgo 367
28. Conclusions 400
29. Appendix: The Epistemological and Ontological Foundations of the Analytical Framework 419
30. Notes 463
31. Glossary 483
32. References Cited 487
33. Index 493
34. Backmatter 506