John M. Watanabe

Maya Saints and Souls in a Changing World

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Produktbeschreibung

An ethnography of a Mam-speaking Maya town in the western highlands of Guatemala.

Produktdetails

• University of Texas Press
• Verlag: Univ of Chicago behalf of University of Texas
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1992
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 159mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780292751415
• ISBN-10: 0292751419
• Artikelnr.: 21479070

Autorenporträt

By John M. Watanabe

Inhaltsangabe

1. Preface
2. Note on the Pronunciation of Mam Words
3. Part One. Past and Present
* 1. Introduction
* 2. Santiago Chimaltenango
4. Part Two. Saints and Souls
* 3. The Conventions of Community
* 4. The Conventions of Morality
* 5. The Conventions of Responsibility
5. Part Three. A Changing World
* 6. From Livelihood to Labor
* 7. The Struggle for Sovereignty
* 8. A Quest for Meaning
* 9. Conclusion
6. Notes
7. Glossary
8. References
9. Index