Beyyette, Bethany J., editorLeCount, Lisa J., editorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2017-03-082017-03-082017http://hdl.handle.net/10217/179993Includes bibliographical references and index.A timely and rigorous examination of ethnicity among the ancient Maya, focusing on ethnogenesis and exploring the complexities of Maya identity--how it developed, how it emerged and how it continues to change. Challenges the notion of ethnically homogenous "Maya peoples" for their region and chronology.--Provided by publisher.Introduction: on constructing a shared understanding of historical pasts and nearing futures / Bethany J. Beyyette -- Reimaging the world: Maya religious practices and the construction of ethnicity in Mesoamerican frame / Mathew C. Samson -- From ethnogenesis to ethnoexodus: Mayas, Dzulo'ob, and the politics of identity in Yucatán / Juan Castillo Cocom, Timoteo Rodriguez, and McCale Ashenbrener -- Itzaj and Mopan identities in Petén, Guatemala / Charles Andrew Hofling -- Maya ethnogenesis and group identity in Yucatan, 1500-1900 / Matthew Restall and Wolfgang Gabbert -- Differentiation among Maya speakers: evidence from comparative linguistics and from hieroglyphic texts / Martha J. Macri -- Right place, right time: preconditions for ethnogenesis among the classic Maya of the Upper Belize River Valley / Lisa J. LeCount -- He's Maya, but he's not my brother: exploring the place of ethnicity in classic Maya social organization / Damien B. Marken, Stanley P. Guenter, and David A. Freidel -- Considering the edge effect: ethnogenesis and classic period society in the southeastern Maya area / Marcello A. Canuto and Ellen E. Bell -- Copan, Honduras, a multi-ethnic melting pot during the late classic? / Rebecca Storey -- Conclusion / Ed Schortman.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Mayas -- Ethnic identity"The only true people" Linking Maya identities past and presentThe only true people: linking Maya identities past and presentTextAccess 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.