In this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to speak for themselves.
Combining the methodologies of anthropology and history, Carey uses both oral interviews and meticulous archival research to construct a history of the last 130 years in Guatemala from the perspective of present-day Mayan people. His research took place over five years, including intensive language study, four summers of fieldwork, and a year-long residence in Comalapa, during which he conducted most of the 414...
In this rich and dynamic work, David Carey Jr. provides a new perspective on contemporary Guatemalan history by allowing the indigenous peoples to ...
The Maya are the single largest group of indigenous people living in North and Central America. This ethnography of Mayan immigrants who settled in Indiatown presents the experiences of these traditional people, their adaptations to life in the US, and the ways they preserve their ancestral culture.
The Maya are the single largest group of indigenous people living in North and Central America. This ethnography of Mayan immigrants who settled in In...
"Mr. Allan Burns, I am here to tell you an example, the example of the Hunchbacks." So said Paulino Yama, traditionalist and storyteller, to Allan Burns, anthropologist and linguist, as he began one story that found its way into this book.
Paulino Yama was just one of several master storytellers from the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico from whom Burns learned not only the Mayan language but also the style and performance of myths, stories, riddles, prayers, and other forms of speech of their people. The result is An Epoch of Miracles, a wonderfully readable yet thoroughly scholarly set...
"Mr. Allan Burns, I am here to tell you an example, the example of the Hunchbacks." So said Paulino Yama, traditionalist and storyteller, to Allan ...
