Tecpan Guatemala

A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context

AvEdward F Fischer,Carol Hendrickson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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This case study of a highland Guatemala town examines what it means to be Maya in a rapidly changing and globalized world. In providing an historical synopsis of the Kaqchikel Maya from pre-Columbian and Colonial times to the present day, this volume focuses on the dynamics of clutural boundaries in light of the use of the Kaqchikel language versus

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-09-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 15 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Case Studies in Anthropology
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780367318208

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Edward F Fischer is professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of Cultural Logics and Global Economics and the series editor for the Westview Case Studies in Anthropology. Carol Hendrickson is professor of anthropology at Marlboro College and is the author of Weaving Identities.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction -- Tecpan -- The Guatemalan Context -- Maya Histories -- Natural Disaster, Political Violence, and Cultural Resurgence -- Kaqchikel Hearts, Souls, and Selves: Competing Religions and Worldviews -- Language, Dress, and Identity -- The Land and Its Fruits: Cultural Associations in Changing Economic Times -- Conclusion: Tecpan Maya in the Contemporary World