Revolt Against the Dead

The Modernization of a Mayan Community in the Highlands of Guatemala
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-041-07403-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 580 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1979, Revolt Against the Dead describes the changing lifestyle of the Aguacatec Indians, a Mayan peasant people of the northwestern highlands of Guatemala. The author presents the societal transformation from an economic, social, political, and religious perspective.

The book explores both internal and external factors responsible for bringing about the change in the Aguacatan community. It emphasizes the interplay between changing local conditions and outside influences. As many factors that occurred at different times were responsible for the transformation, most of the book is organized into a kind of history. The local events are therefore presented as three major epochs—traditional Aguacatan; a transitional period of collapse; and the contemporary, new order. This volume will be of interest to students and researchers of anthropology and history.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brintnall, Douglas E.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction 2. The Regional Setting 3. Studying the Aguacatecs 4. Introduction to Aguacatan 5. Traditional Aguacatan 6. The Traditional Economy and its Transformation 7. The Revolt Against the Dead 8. The New Social Order 9. Conclusion 10. Epilogue

Über Autor(innen)

Douglas E. Brintnall, University of Northen Iowa, USA.