Entanglements of the Maya Universe

Life, Society, and Cosmos among the K'iche' of Momostenango

AvAlonso Rodrigo Zamora Corona

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Cosmology or cosmological ideas are often sought to solve problems in our daily lives. This book aims to rethink the topic of cosmology in anthropology through an ethnographic description of the many entanglements of cosmological ideas and the personal and political lives of individuals within the K’iche’ Maya community of Momostenango, Guatemala. It addresses the question of why they turn to cosmology in an everyday context and how it is powerful and efficient for them. It also shows the way Indigenous cosmological ideas are echoed by contemporary philosophical and scientific conceptions.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:457 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ethnography, Theory, Experiment
Antal sidor:226
Förlag:Berghahn Books
ISBN:9781836950264

Utforska kategorier

Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Alonso Rodrigo Zamora Corona teaches Ethnology at the National School of Anthropology and History in Mexico. His research interests are in Indigenous cosmologies, ontology and Indigenous writing systems in Mesoamerica.

Recensioner i media

“This book constitutes an outstanding anthropological work delving on the current cosmo-sociopolitical configurations by K’iche’ Maya. It is full of keen observations ... an effervescent account of current local political and cultural nonlinear transformations.” • Alessandro Questa Rebolledo, Universidad Iberoamericana

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on K’iche’ Ortography and TransliterationsMapsIntroduction: Mesoamerican Cosmologies and Social TheoryChapter 1. ‘The Law of Us, the Indigenous’Chapter 2. Seeing with Eyes of Fire: A Ritual Séance among a K’iche’ FamilyChapter 3. A Future That Already Happened: Time Magic in K’iche’ RitualsChapter 4. ‘If You See Me in Dreams, I Can Harm You’: On WitchcraftChapter 5. The Struggle for the Earth: The Cosmology of Activism and ResistanceChapter 6. Altars of History: War, Rituals and Social MemoryConclusion: What Is Cosmology?Appendix: Some K’iche’ Cosmological ConceptsGlossaryReferencesIndex