Tecpan Guatemala: A Modern Maya Town In Global And Local Context / Edition 1

by Edward F Fischer, Carol Hendrickson

Overview

This book discusses the indigenous people of Tecpan Guatemala, a predominantly Kaqchikel Maya town in the Guatemalan highlands. It seeks to build on the traditional strengths of ethnography while rejecting overly romantic and isolationist tendencies in the genre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780813337227
Publisher:	Westview Press
Publication date:	08/13/2002
Series:	Case Studies in Anthropology
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Fischer, Edward F | Hendrickson, Carol

Table of Contents

Series Editor Preface — Introduction — 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 — Conclusion: Tecpán Maya in the Contemporary World