Tecpán Guatemala : a modern Maya town in global and local context / Edward F. Fischer, Carol Hendrickson

Author: Fischer, Edward F., 1966-
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2002.
Copyright Date: ©2003
Physical Description: xiv, 164 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Additional Creators: Hendrickson, Carol Elaine, 1949-

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Westview case studies in anthropology

Contents

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.

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Cakchikel Indians—Guatemala Tecpán—Guatemala—Social life and customs
Cakchikel philosophy—Guatemala Tecpán—Guatemala
Earthquakes—Guatemala Tecpán—Guatemala
Political violence—Guatemala Tecpán—Guatemala
Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala)—Social conditions
Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala)—Economic conditions
Tecpán Guatemala (Guatemala)—Politics and government

ISBN

0813337224 (pbk.)
0813340349 (hard cover)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index.

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