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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817338203321

Autore

Cook Garrett W. <1947->

Titolo

Indigenous religion and cultural performance in the new Maya world [[electronic resource] /] / Garrett W. Cook and Thomas A. Offit  ; with a contribution from Rhonda Taube

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2013

ISBN

0-8263-5319-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

OffitThomas A. <1968->

TaubeRhonda

Disciplina

299.7/842

Soggetti

Mayas - Guatemala - Momostenango - Religion

Mayas - Guatemala - Momostenango - Rites and ceremonies

Mayas - Guatemala - Momostenango - Social life and customs

Festivals - Guatemala - Momostenango

Shamanism - Guatemala - Momostenango

Cofradías (Latin America) - Guatemala - Momostenango

Momostenango (Guatemala) Religious life and customs

Momostenango (Guatemala) Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Understanding Maya Religion in the New Millennium; 1: The Fiesta Patronál in Historical Context: The Festival System and Anthropological Theory; 2: Santiago and the Cofradía: Reorganizing the Tradition; 3: The Monkeys Dance: Adjusting the Performance; 4: Foreign Characters: Visualizing Identity in the Guatemalan Highlands in the Twenty-First Century; 5: The Dynamics of Contemporary: Maya Religious Tradition: Agency and Structure in Selected Case Studies

Conclusion: The Future of Village-Level Indigenous ReligionNotes; References; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"Based on more than thirty years of ethnographic fieldwork in Highland Guatemala, this study of Maya diviners, shamans, ritual dancers, and



religious brotherhoods describes the radical changes in traditional Maya religious practice wrought by economic globalization and political turmoil"--Provided by publisher.