Loewe offers a contemporary look at a Maya community caught between tradition and modernity. He skilfully weaves the history of Mexico and this particular community into the analysis, providing a unique understanding of how one local community has faced the onslaught of modernization.
Loewe offers a contemporary look at a Maya community caught between tradition and modernity. He skilfully weaves the history of Mexico and this particular community into the analysis, providing a unique understanding of how one local community has faced the onslaught of modernization.
Ronald Loewe is Professor of Anthropology at California State University, Long Beach. His work has been published in a number of journals, including the Journal of American Folklore, American Anthropologist, and Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry. He is currently an editor of the journal Practicing Anthropologist.
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List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Nationalism, Mestizaje, and Anthropology Part 1. Organizing the Polity: Structures of Coercion and Control 1. A Town in Yucatán: Maxcanú in Historical and Economic Perspective 2. The Gremio System: The Social Organization of Religious Life 3. Making Maya into Mestizo: Identity, Difference, and Cultura regional mestiza Part 2. Critical Perspectives from Below 4. Yucatán's Dancing Pig's Head (Cuch): Parody as a Weapon 5. The Journey of Way Kot: Myth as Cultural Critique 6. Caught in the Spirit: Possession, Prophecy, and Resistance Conclusion: Linkages in the Global Economy Appendix: The Tale of Way Kot: Four Versions Glossary Notes References Index
List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Nationalism, Mestizaje, and Anthropology Part 1. Organizing the Polity: Structures of Coercion and Control 1. A Town in Yucatán: Maxcanú in Historical and Economic Perspective 2. The Gremio System: The Social Organization of Religious Life 3. Making Maya into Mestizo: Identity, Difference, and Cultura regional mestiza Part 2. Critical Perspectives from Below 4. Yucatán's Dancing Pig's Head (Cuch): Parody as a Weapon 5. The Journey of Way Kot: Myth as Cultural Critique 6. Caught in the Spirit: Possession, Prophecy, and Resistance Conclusion: Linkages in the Global Economy Appendix: The Tale of Way Kot: Four Versions Glossary Notes References Index
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