Edward F Fischer, Carol Hendrickson

Tecpan Guatemala (eBook, PDF)

A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429965470
• Artikelnr.: 56840676

Autorenporträt

Fischer, Edward F Hendrickson, Carol

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Tecpan
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: Tecpan Maya in the Contemporary World