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Tecpan Guatemala : A Modern Maya Town in Global and Local Context.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fischer, Edward F.
- Series:
- Westview case studies in anthropology Tecpâan Guatemala
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cakchikel Indians--Guatemala--Tecpán Guatemala--Social life and customs.
- Cakchikel Indians.
- Cakchikel philosophy--Guatemala--Tecpán Guatemala.
- Cakchikel philosophy.
- Earthquakes--Guatemala--Tecpán Guatemala.
- Earthquakes.
- Political violence--Guatemala--Tecpán Guatemala.
- Political violence.
- Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala)--Social conditions.
- Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala).
- Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala)--Economic conditions.
- Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala)--Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (181 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Routledge, 2018.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This case study of a highland Guatemala town examines what it means to be Maya in a rapidly changing and globalized world. In providing an historical synopsis of the Kaqchikel Maya from pre-Columbian and Colonial times to the present day, this volume focuses on the dynamics of clutural boundaries in light of the use of the Kaqchikel language versus Spanish, the growing role of Protestantism and the revitalization of Maya religion versus Catholicism, and the effects of violent civil war on social networks. It examines the role of weaving and export agriculture in linking Tecpanecos to larger economic and political orbits and for defining local, regional, and national identities. As a result, this accessibly written book demonstrates that even seemingly traditional Maya cultural forms are actively constructed in the context of intense global connections.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-158) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-367-31820-2
- 0-429-97655-0
- 0-429-49692-3
- 1-283-27651-8
- 9786613276513
- 0-8133-4616-9
- 9780429496929
- OCLC:
- 746747163
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