Book
Maya saints and souls in a changing world
University of Texas Press • Austin • Published In 1992 • Pages:
By: Watanabe, John M. (John Mamoru).
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- 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
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Mam Maya
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2010
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Middle America and the Caribbean
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Maya Area
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2008
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1978-1980, 1981, 1988
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1934-1988
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- by John M. Watanabe
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-267) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 91025313
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- 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