Tecpan Guatemala A Modern Maya Town in Global and Local Context

Name: Tecpan Guatemala A Modern Maya Town in Global and Local Context
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ISBN: 9780813337227

ISBN-10: 0813337224

ISBN-13: 9780813337227

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Edward F. Fischer, Carol Hendrickson

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This case study of a highland Guatemala town examines what it means to be Maya in a rapidly changing and globalised world. It provides an historical synopsis of the Kaqchikel Maya from pre-Columbian, through colonial times to the 21st century.

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List price: $45.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/13/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550



Series Editor Preface


Introduction


Acknowledgments



Tecpan


A Land of Contrasts


Opening Closed Communities


Hearth and Home


Kinship and Family Life


Rhythms of Community


Tecpan, circa 2000



The Guatemalan Context


Classifying and Quantifying a Country and Its People


A Turbulent Past


Interpreting the News from Guatemala


The Murder of Bishop Juan Gerardi



Maya Histories


Reaching Back to the Lives of the Ancient Maya


Postclassic Highlands


Spanish Colonization


Maya Agency and the Colonial Encounter



Natural Disaster, Political Violence, and Cultural Resurgence


La Violencia


Cultural Revitalization



Kaqchikel Hearts, Souls, and Selves: Competing Religions and Worldviews


A Dominant Frame for Defining the Essential (Maya) Person


Complicating Terms and Meanings


Maya Religious and Healing Specialists


Belief and Intergenerational Change


Catholicism


Protestantism


The K'u'x of Darkness and Beyond



Language, Dress, and Identity


Kaqchikel Language and Culture


The Fabric of Cultural Identity


Kaqchikel Mayan and Traje: Resonating Issues



The Land and Its Fruits: Cultural Associations in Changing Economic Times


Milpa Agriculture


The Dangerous and Bucolic: Lands Beyond the Edge of Town


From Beans to Broccoli and More


Juana and Paco


Discussion


Conclusion: Tecpan Maya in the Contemporary World


Glossary


Reference


Index