Alicja Iwanska

Purgatory and Utopia

A Mazahua Indian Village of Mexico

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The conflict between a people's determination to preserve their socio-cultural identity and the aspiration toward technological progress and knowledge has become common in the age of globalization. One people that has remarkably kept a balance between tradition and progress are the Mazahuas of Central Mexico. Purgatory and Utopia, now available in paperback, describes how the Mazahuas have preserved their cultural identity and some of their ancient social institutions, while at the same time modifying their lifestyles, in a gradual, natural way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 154mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781412805582
• ISBN-10: 1412805589
• Artikelnr.: 22392760

Autorenporträt

Alicja Iwanska

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Decisions and Accidents
2: Methodological Dilemma
3: Research Techniques
I: The Village in the Larger World
1: Historical Perspective
2: Contemporary Situation
3: Aspirations and Utopias
II: Social Differentiation
1: Generations
2: Men and Women
3: Inequalities and Equalities
III: World View of Mazahuas from El Nopal
1: Dimensions of World View
2: Conception of Universe
3: Conception of Self
4: Conception of Society
5: Conception of Supernatural
6: Cognitive, Moral, Aesthetic, Activistic Orientations of Mazahuas from El Nopal
IV: Persistence and Change
1: Decision - Making
2: The Meaningful
3: The Instrumental
4: The Meaningless