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
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Cook Garrett W. <1947->
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| 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
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| Pubblicazione: | Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 299.7/842 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Momostenango (Guatemala) Religious life and customs |
| Momostenango (Guatemala) Social life and customs | |
| Altri autori: |
OffitThomas A. <1968->
TaubeRhonda
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Indigenous religion and cultural performance in the new Maya world |
| ISBN: | 0-8263-5319-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817338203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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