Indigenous bodies, Maya minds: religion and modernity in a transnational K'iche' community

""MacKenzie examines tension and conflict over ethnic and religious identity in the K'iche' Maya community of San Andres Xecul in the Guatemalan highlands, and considers how religious and ethnic attachments are sustained and transformed through the transnational experiences of lo...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:IMS Studies on Culture and Society Series
Main Author: MacKenzie, C. James (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Subito Delivery Service: Order now.
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Boulder, Colorado University Press of Colorado 2016
Albany Institute for Mesoamerican Studies 2016
In: IMS Studies on Culture and Society Series (volume 9)
Series/Journal:IMS Studies on Culture and Society Series volume 9
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Guatemala / Quiché (People) / Ethnic identity / Religious pluralism
B USA / Guatemalan immigrant / Quiché (People) / Religion / Modernity
IxTheo Classification:BB Indigenous religions
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBR Latin America
Further subjects:B Quiché Indians (Guatemala) (San Andrés Xecul) Social conditions
B Quiché Indians (Guatemala) (San Andrés Xecul) Migrations
B Quiché Indians Social conditions Guatemala San Andrés Xecul
B Quiché Indians Religion Guatemala San Andrés Xecul
B Quiché Indians (Guatemala) (San Andrés Xecul) Ethnic identity
B Quiché Indians Migrations Guatemala San Andrés Xecul
B Quiché Indians (Guatemala) (San Andrés Xecul) Religion
B Quiché Indians Relocation (United States)
B Quiché Indians Ethnic identity Guatemala San Andrés Xecul
B SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Generals
B San Andrés Xecul (Guatemala) Emigration and immigration
B Quiché Indians Relocation Unied States
B United States Emigration and immigration
Parallel Edition:Electronic
Description
Summary:""MacKenzie examines tension and conflict over ethnic and religious identity in the K'iche' Maya community of San Andres Xecul in the Guatemalan highlands, and considers how religious and ethnic attachments are sustained and transformed through the transnational experiences of locals who have migrated to the United States"--Provided by publisher"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-357) and index
ISBN:160732556X