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Maya Saints and Souls in a Changing World / John M. Watanabe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watanabe, John M., 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mam Indians.
- Mayas.
- Wages--Coffee plantation workers.
- Wages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (307 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, [1992]
- Summary:
- An ethnography of a Mam-speaking Maya town in the western highlands of Guatemala.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Note on The Pronunciation of Mam Words
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Part One: Past and Present
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Santiago Chimaltenango
- Part Two: Saints and Souls
- 3. The Conventions of Community
- 4. The Conventions of Morality
- 5. The Conventions of Responsibility
- Part Three: A Changing World
- 6. From Livelihood to Labor
- 7. The Struggle for Sovereignty
- 8. A Quest for Meaning
- 9. Conclusion
- Notes
- Glossary
- References
- Index
- Illustrations.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Watanabe, John M. Maya Saints and Souls in a Changing World
- ISBN:
- 9780292767263
- 0292767269
- OCLC:
- 1511480275
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