1st Edition
Revolt Against the Dead The Modernization of a Mayan Community in the Highlands of Guatemala
By Douglas E. Brintnall
Copyright 1979
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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First published in 1979, Revolt Against the Dead describes the changing lifestyle of the Aguacatec Indians, a Mayan peasant people of the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. The author presents the societal transformation from an economic, social, political, and religious perspective.
The book explores both internal and external factors responsible for bringing about the change in the... Read more
1. Introduction 2. The Regional Setting 3. Studying the Aguacatecs 4. Introduction to Aguacatan 5. Traditional Aguacatan 6. The Traditional Economy and its Transformation 7. The Revolt Against the Dead 8. The New Social Order 9. Conclusion 10. Epilogue
Biography
Douglas E. Brintnall, University of Northen Iowa, USA.
Reviews of the first publication:
‘… a solid, valuable contribution to Mesoamerican literature and, in addition, to the anthropology of politics and development.’
— Norman B. Schwartz
‘Douglas E. Brintnall’s Revolt Against the Dead makes an important contribution to…literature [of Guatemalan highlands] …’
— Kay Barbara Warren, Mount Holyoke College, USA
