Indigenous bodies, Maya minds: religion and modernity in a transnational K'iche' community
Date
2016
Authors
MacKenzie, C. James, author
University Press of Colorado, publisher
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Abstract
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.
Description
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rights Access
Access is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.
Subject
Quiché Indians -- Guatemala -- San Andrés Xecul -- Social conditions
Quiché Indians -- Guatemala -- San Andrés Xecul -- Ethnic identity
Quiché Indians -- Guatemala -- San Andrés Xecul -- Religion
Quiché Indians -- Guatemala -- San Andrés Xecul -- Migrations
Quiché Indians -- Relocation -- United States
San Andrés Xecul (Guatemala) -- Emigration and immigration
United States -- Emigration and immigration