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Tecpan Guatemala A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book discusses the indigenous people of Tecpan Guatemala, a predominantly Kaqchikel Maya town in the Guatemalan highlands. It seeks to build on the traditional strengths of ethnography while rejecting overly romantic and isolationist tendencies in the genre.
Series Editor Preface -- Introduction -- Tecpán -- 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: Tecpán Maya in the Contemporary World
Biography
Fischer, Edward F | Hendrickson, Carol
