Maya saints and souls in a changing world

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Maya saints and souls in a changing world

by John M. Watanabe

University of Texas Press, 1992

1st ed

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index

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ISBN 9780292751378

内容説明

." . . Maya Saints and Souls is the most evocative, readable, personal and captivating [study] currently in print on Mesoamerica." --John P. Hawkins, Professor of Anthropology, Brigham Young University The Maya of Santiago Chimaltenango have experienced increasingly rapid, even violent, integration into Guatemalan society in the last fifty years, yet they still distinguish themselves ethnically from Spanish-speaking Guatemalans and other Maya. Why this sense of ethnic identity persists--and also changes--over time is the focus of Maya Saints and Souls in a Changing World, a beautifully written ethnography of a Mam-speaking Maya town in the western highlands of Guatemala. John Watanabe, perhaps the only contemporary scholar of the region who speaks Mam, uniquely explores how Chimaltecos themselves define their local distinctiveness. This approach uncovers significant continuities in lifeways and world view that might otherwise remain imperceptible to an outsider. Another important feature of the study is that it updates Charles Wagley's pioneering research in the community during the 1930s. Watanabe identifies both the external, historical factors that have prompted change in the community since Wagley's time and the people's responses to these changes.
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: pbk ISBN 9780292751415

内容説明

The Maya of Santiago Chimaltenango have experienced increasingly rapid, even violent, integration into Guatemalan society in the last fifty years, yet they still distinguish themselves ethnically from Spanish-speaking Guatemalans and other Maya. Why this sense of ethnic identity persists-and also changes-over time is the focus of Maya Saints and Souls in a Changing World, a beautifully written ethnography of a Mam-speaking Maya town in the western highlands of Guatemala. John Watanabe uniquely explores how Chimaltecos themselves define their local distinctiveness. This approach uncovers significant continuities in lifeways and world view that might otherwise remain imperceptible to an outsider. Another important feature of the study is that it updates Charles Wagley's pioneering research in the community during the 1930s. Watanabe identifies both the external, historical factors that have prompted change in the community since Wagley's time and the people's responses to these changes.

目次

Preface Note on the Pronunciation of Mam Words 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

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