Loewe offers a contemporary look at a Maya community caught between tradition and modernity. He skilfully weaves the history of Mexico and this particular community into the analysis, providing a unique understanding of how one local community has faced the onslaught of modernization.
Loewe offers a contemporary look at a Maya community caught between tradition and modernity. He skilfully weaves the history of Mexico and this particular community into the analysis, providing a unique understanding of how one local community has faced the onslaught of modernization.
List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Nationalism, Mestizaje, and Anthropology Part 1. Organizing the Polity: Structures of Coercion and Control 1. A Town in Yucatán: Maxcanú in Historical and Economic Perspective 2. The Gremio System: The Social Organization of Religious Life 3. Making Maya into Mestizo: Identity, Difference, and Cultura regional mestiza Part 2. Critical Perspectives from Below 4. Yucatán's Dancing Pig's Head (Cuch): Parody as a Weapon 5. The Journey of Way Kot: Myth as Cultural Critique 6. Caught in the Spirit: Possession, Prophecy, and Resistance Conclusion: Linkages in the Global Economy Appendix: The Tale of Way Kot: Four Versions Glossary Notes References Index
List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Nationalism, Mestizaje, and Anthropology Part 1. Organizing the Polity: Structures of Coercion and Control 1. A Town in Yucatán: Maxcanú in Historical and Economic Perspective 2. The Gremio System: The Social Organization of Religious Life 3. Making Maya into Mestizo: Identity, Difference, and Cultura regional mestiza Part 2. Critical Perspectives from Below 4. Yucatán's Dancing Pig's Head (Cuch): Parody as a Weapon 5. The Journey of Way Kot: Myth as Cultural Critique 6. Caught in the Spirit: Possession, Prophecy, and Resistance Conclusion: Linkages in the Global Economy Appendix: The Tale of Way Kot: Four Versions Glossary Notes References Index
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