Maya Cultural Activism in GuatemalaEdward F. Fischer, R. McKenna Brown University of Texas Press, 1996 - 245 pages Maya Cultural Activism in Guatemala marks a new era in Guatemalan studies by offering an up-to-the-minute look at the pan-Maya movement and the future of the Maya people as they struggle to regain control over their cultural destiny. The successful emergence of what is in some senses a nationalism grounded in ethnicity and language has challenged scholars to reconsider their concepts of nationalism, community, and identity. Editors Edward F. Fischer and R. McKenna Brown have brought together essays by virtually all the leading U.S. experts on contemporary Maya communities and the top Maya scholars working in Guatemala today. Supplementing scholarly analysis of Mayan cultural activism is a position statement originating within the movement and more wide-ranging and personal reflections by anthropologists and linguists who have worked with the Maya over the years. Among the broader issues that come in for examination are the complex relations between U.S. Mayanists and the Mayan cultural movement, efforts to promote literacy in Mayan languages, the significance of woven textiles and native dress, the relations between language and national identity, and the cultural meanings that the present-day Maya have encountered in ancient Mayan texts and hieroglyphic writing. |
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... weaving without any accom- panying interest or knowledge of the life of the community or in the woman whose work it is . She pointed out that understanding and appreciation must take place within the context of community or all meaning ...
... weavers ' opportunities in the sphere of revitalization , where a certain amount of wealth is needed to travel , sponsor rituals , and pursue higher education . Weaving and traje as subjects of study also suffer in the translation to ...
... weaving and traje fall outside the activities of el movimiento as I have broadly characterized them , I do not mean to ignore the very real ways that they do play a ... weaving as a Women , Weaving , and Education in Maya Revitalization 163.
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The Mayan Language Loyalty Movement in Guatemala | 1 |
Bibliography 223 | 7 |
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