Book
Chichicastenango: a Guatemalan village
J. J. Augustin • Locust Valley, N.y. • Published In 1952 • Pages: xxvi, 438
By: Bunzel, Ruth Leah.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a classic ethnography of the reputedly conservative Quiché Maya community of Chichicastenango, with a goal of studying traditional social practices and the changes that have occurred due to the expansion of state administration. In the introduction, the author reflects on the limitations of informants who may or may not be representative of the community. Major topics covered include economy, life cycle, local government, the fiesta system, and religion. The final third of the book is transcribed ritual performances.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Inheritance
- Visiting and hospitality
- Residence
- Offenses against the person
- Sickness
- Cult of the dead
- Prayers and sacrifices
- Religious practices
- Congregations
- Organized ceremonial
- Texts translated into english
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Quiché Maya
- 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.
- Ethnologist
- 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.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2021
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1930-1932
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1930-1932
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Chichicastenango, Quiché, Guatemala
- NotesAdditional notes
- Ruth Bunzel
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 433-437)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- unk82006132
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Quiché Indians