[MD] Distinguishing Levels (Brujo story)

[Platt Holden]

Hi Steve, 


> You said:
> > The brujo story for me was an illustration of how
> > individuals change 
> > societies -- the conflict between an intellectual
> > pattern vs. a social 
> > pattern where the intellectual pattern won. 
> 
> What intellectual patterns won? I saw that whole story
> as being set pretty much in the social level.

The brujo made an intellectual connection with the white man:

"The brujo had shown he could deal successfully with the one tribe that 
could easily wipe them out any time it wanted to. It wasn't just a 
sweet singing voice that made him governor of Zuni. He had real 
political clout."

Regards,
Platt