The contents include:AbbreviationsPrefaceIntroduction Part I: the Compadrazgo System of Santa Maria Belen Azitzimititlan1. Cultural Outline of Santa Maria Belen Azitzimititlan2. Compadrazgo in Perspective: Paradigm and Types3. Sacrametnal Compadrazgo4. Primary Nonsacramental Compadrazgo5. Secondary Nonsacramental CompadrazgoPart II: Compadrazgo Choice and the Regional System6. Rcapitulation and Introduction7. The Structure of Compadrazgo Choice8. Compadrazgo Choice, Socioeconomic Status, and the Religious Hierarchy9. The Extracommunity and Regional Dimensions of the Compadrazgo SystemPart III: The Historical Development of the Ayuntamiento Religioso and the Compadrazgo System10. The Syncretic Developement of the Ayuntamiento Religioso and the Cult of the Patron Saint (1519-1670)11. The Acculturative -Syncretic Developement of the Compadrazgo System (1519-1970).ConclusionsAppendix: A Synoptic Study of the Compadrazgo in LatinAmericaNotesGlossaryReferences CitedIndexOriginally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.