Book

Maya saints and souls in a changing world

University of Texas Press • Austin • Published In 1992 • Pages:

By: Watanabe, John M. (John Mamoru).

Abstract
This book is concerned with the interplay of identity, history, and experience in a Mam-speaking Maya town of western highland Guatemala. Building on recent anthropological theories on ethnicity and social change, it discusses the substances of social, cultural and economic change that have occurred in this town since the 19th century. In doing so, the author accounts the continuity of ethnic distinctiveness to specific local and regional processes that shaped peoples' choices and relationships, as opposed to some enduring primordial cultural sentiments or powerful external forces.
Subjects
Cultural identity and pride
Community structure
Ethnic stratification
Inter-community relations
External relations
Inter-ethnic relations
Settlement patterns
Towns
Real property
Special crops
Labor supply and employment
Political movements
Aftermath of combat
Research and development
Missions
Congregations
Organized ceremonial
Status, role, and prestige
Sociocultural trends
culture
Mam Maya
HRAF PubDate
2010
Region
Middle America and the Caribbean
Sub Region
Maya Area
Document Type
Book
Evaluation
Creator Type
Anthropologist
Document Rating
5: Excellent Primary Data
Analyst
Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
Field Date
1978-1980, 1981, 1988
Coverage Date
1934-1988
Coverage Place
Guatemala
Notes
by John M. Watanabe
Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index
LCCN
91025313
LCSH
Mam Indians--Social conditions/ Mam Indians--Economic conditions/Coffee plantation workers--Guatemala--Santiago Chimaltenango--Social conditions/Wages--Coffee plantation workers--Guatemala--Santiago Chimaltenango/Coffee industry--Guatemala--Santiago Chimaltenango/Santiago Chimaltenango (Guatemala)--Social conditions/Santiago Chimaltenango (Guatemala)--Economic conditions