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When we arrived he had me stop the car, took one look at the downpour, ordered a young assistant out into the rain to light the necessary candles at the base of the cross, and did his praying from the front seat of the Land Rover. Three Public Life in Zinacantan This chapter briefly describes the range of roles that Zinacantecos may play in public as opposed to family life, and delimits the sec­ tor within this range that the remainder of the study will focus on. The processes of recruitment for participation in public life will also receive limited discussion, as will the idea of "career" in pub­ lic life; these two topics will be important in the later chapters, which treat the religious hierarchy in detail.

At the time of the flower change-which takes place every two to three weeks, depending on the fiesta schedule-they first do the church of San Lorenzo and then pass on later in the same day to the church of San Sebastian. The Senior Mayordomo Sacramento ( A3S ) is the "boss" of the group of twelve men as they undertake these tasks. 4 Most of the individual tasks, such as changing flowers at the altar of a particu­ lar saint, are assigned by custom to a particular Mayordomo, and the Senior Sacramento ( A3S ) has only the responsibility of seeing that they are carried out.

In an emergency, chickens may be borrowed, to be returned in kind when the lender has a similar need, if not before. Except for the numerous special meals and the gifts of consum­ ables ( meat and liquor ) , the curer receives no material compenTABLE 1 The Three Sectors of Public Life in Zinacantan Percentage of Adult Men Participating Sector Term Expenses or Remuneration Curers . . . 100-150 persons• life paid in goods 5-10% Civil Officials . . 1 Presidente Municipal, 1 Sfndico, 6 Regidores ( civil ) ," and 4 Alcaldes Jueces 3 years no significant pay or expenses 5-10% 1 year substantial expenses Religious Cargos , 55 cargos, on 4 levels' • • Ranked by length of service.

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