Return to Ixil

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Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607329220
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Return to Ixil by : Mark Z. Christensen

Download or read book Return to Ixil written by Mark Z. Christensen and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Return to Ixil is an examination of over 100 colonial-era Maya wills from the Yucatec town of Ixil, presented together and studied fully for the first time. These testaments make up the most significant corpus of Maya-language documents from the colonial period. Offering an unprecedented picture of material and spiritual life in Ixil from 1738 to 1779, they are rare and rich sources for the study of Maya culture and history. Supplemented with additional archival research, the wills provide new and detailed descriptions of various aspects of life in eighteenth-century Ixil. In each chapter, authors Mark Christensen and Matthew Restall examine a different dimension of Ixil’s colonial history, including the role of notaries, Maya participation in a coastal militia, economy and modes of production, religious life and records, and the structures and patterns of familial relationships. These details offer insight into the complex network of societies in colonial Yucatan, colonial Mesoamerica, and colonial Latin America. Including an appendix presenting the original Maya texts as well as translations by Christensen and Restall, Return to Ixil not only analyzes the largest body of substantive wills in any Mayan language known today but also provides a rare closeup view of the inner workings of a colonial Maya town and the communal and familial affairs that made up a large part of the Maya colonial experience. It will be of great interest to Mayanists as well as to students and scholars of history, anthropology, ethnohistory, linguistics, and social history. The publication of this book is supported in part byBrigham Young University and Penn State University.

Between Two Armies in the Ixil Towns of Guatemala

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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780231081825
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (818 download)

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Book Synopsis Between Two Armies in the Ixil Towns of Guatemala by : David Stoll

Download or read book Between Two Armies in the Ixil Towns of Guatemala written by David Stoll and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How will patterns of human interaction with the earth's eco-system impact on biodiversity loss over the long term--not in the next ten or even fifty years, but on the vast temporal scale be dealt with by earth scientists? This volume brings together data from population biology, community ecology, comparative biology, and paleontology to answer this question.

Escaping the Fire

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292779208
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)

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Book Synopsis Escaping the Fire by : Tomás Guzaro

Download or read book Escaping the Fire written by Tomás Guzaro and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Mayan evangelical pastor recounts his harrowing experience before and during the Guatemalan Civil War and the heroic action that saved hundreds of lives. During the height of the Guatemalan civil war, Tomás Guzaro, a Mayan evangelical pastor, led more than two hundred fellow Mayas out of guerrilla-controlled Ixil territory and into the relative safety of the government army's hands. This exodus was one of the factors that caused the guerrillas to lose their grip on the Ixil, thus hastening the return of peace to the area. In Escaping the Fire, Guzaro relates the hardships common to most Mayas and the resulting unrest that opened the door to civil war. He details the Guatemalan army’s atrocities while also describing the Guerrilla Army of the Poor’s rise to power in Ixil country, which resulted in limited religious freedom, murdered church leaders, and threatened congregations. His story climaxes with the harrowing vision that induced him to guide his people out of their war-torn homeland. Guzaro also provides an intimate look at his spiritual pilgrimage through all three of Guatemala's main religions. The son of a Mayan priest, formerly a leader in the Catholic Church, and finally a convert to Protestantism, Guzaro, in detailing his religious life, offers insight into the widespread shift toward Protestantism in Latin America over the past four decades.

Guatemala Journey Among the Ixil Maya

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ISBN 13 : 9780988487604
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (876 download)

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Book Synopsis Guatemala Journey Among the Ixil Maya by : Susanna Badgley Place

Download or read book Guatemala Journey Among the Ixil Maya written by Susanna Badgley Place and published by . This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over two millennia, the Ixil Maya communities of northwestern Guatemala have fought to preserve their unique language and cultural identity. The ancient homelands of these mountain Maya encompass 2,324 square kilometers of magnificent cloud forests, gushing waterfalls, secluded valleys and the townships of Nebaj, Chajul, and Cotzal in the rugged Sierra de los Cuchumatanes. This unconventional guide invites Guatemalan and international travelers to discover the extraordinary beauty and rich culture of the Ixil Region through its history of struggle and resilience, local knowledge, heartfelt conversations, and hands-on experience of ancestral cultural traditions, economic innovations, and social transitions.

Chilam Balam of Ixil: Facsimile and Study of an Unpublished Maya Book

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Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004360131
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Chilam Balam of Ixil: Facsimile and Study of an Unpublished Maya Book written by Laura Caso Barrera and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-02-27 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Chilam Balam of Ixil Laura Caso Barrera translates for the first time a Yucatec Maya document that resulted from the meticulous reading by the Colonial Maya of various European texts.

Daughter of the Spear

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Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1524698970
Total Pages : 720 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (246 download)

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Book Synopsis Daughter of the Spear by : J. Michael Robertson

Download or read book Daughter of the Spear written by J. Michael Robertson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two years ago Kiara was a young untried Battle Maid. In those days her goals were simple: become a battle-tested warrior and wed her foster-brother, Ciaran. Then the Goddess Danu gave Ciaran the quest to find the legendary Sunspear to keep it from falling into the hands of the Shadow. Kiara follows him and is set on a path binding her to a destiny not of her choosing. She soon learns that being a Psian capable of using the vast psionic powers of her inner mind is anything but simple. Her life and that of her beloved foster brother have changed drastically. Ciaran has become the Warrior of the Three Moons and she is the captive of the Dark Gods most powerful Ring Lord. She has to escape before he sets her Darksoul free her conscious mind, turning her into a servant of the Shadow. Her every action becomes focused on escape, but she is alone and surrounded by powerful men who plan to use her for their own dark purposes. One Ring Lord plans to Turn her to the Shadow and make her High Queen of the ireanni Celts. Another wants to use her as bait to draw Ciaran into a trap. A chance meeting with a Scythian Prince in the City of Kiriath sets him plotting to kidnap her and make her his concubine. Unable to use her psionic powers, she is forced to negotiate the treacherous waters of intrigue using only her wit and skills as a warrior. The conspiracies of mortal men, however, are not the only threat she must confront. The Gods of Shadow become aware of her and her relationship to the Warrior of the Three Moons and send deadly Shadowelf assassins and Uruket Bloodwarriors to bring her to the Stone of Tears.

Refugees of a Hidden War

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Publisher : SUNY Press
ISBN 13 : 9780887066757
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (667 download)

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Book Synopsis Refugees of a Hidden War by : Beatriz Manz

Download or read book Refugees of a Hidden War written by Beatriz Manz and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the results of the political violence and military repression in Guatemala during the 1980s

El Norte Or Bust

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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442220686
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Book Synopsis El Norte Or Bust by : David Stoll

Download or read book El Norte Or Bust written by David Stoll and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Debt is the hidden engine driving undocumented migration to the United States. So argues David Stoll in this powerful chronicle of migrants, moneylenders, and swindlers in the Guatemalan highlands, one of the locales that, collectively, are sending millions of Latin Americans north in search of higher wages. As an anthropologist, Stoll has witnessed the Ixil Mayas of Nebaj grow in numbers, run out of land, and struggle to find employment. Aid agencies have provided microcredits to turn the Nebajenses into entrepreneurs, but credit alone cannot boost productivity in crowded mountain valleys, which is why many recipients have invested the loans in smuggling themselves to the United States. Back home, their remittances have inflated the price of land so high that only migrants can afford to buy it. Thus, more Nebajenses have felt obliged to borrow the large sums needed to go north. So many have done so that, even before the Great Recession hit the U.S. in 2008, many were unable to find enough work to pay back their loans, triggering a financial crash back home. Now migrants and their families are losing the land and homes they have pledged as collateral. Chain migration, moneylending, and large families, Stoll proposes, have turned into pyramid schemes in which the poor transfer risk and loss to their near and dear.

At the Drop of a Miracle

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Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1664202692
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Book Synopsis At the Drop of a Miracle by : Donald Parkhill Lawrence

Download or read book At the Drop of a Miracle written by Donald Parkhill Lawrence and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2020-10-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an emphasis on the ordinary invaded by the extraordinary, At the Drop of a Miracle is packed with stories of a missionary adventure in Guatemala experienced by author Donald Parkhill Lawrence. Highlighting God’s intervention, this compilation of standalone stories is rooted in scripture and can be used as a devotional. Each narrative demonstrates how the drops of a miracle produce ripples that touch and affect others with a divine purpose for today, tomorrow, and forever. From learning tooth extraction skills, to helping a man find lost money, to assisting in the aftermath of an earthquake, the stories are patched together in a quilt of experiences, speaking of the incredible hand of God on an ordinary family. At the Drop of a Miracle gives insight into a family’s unique missionary life while providing inspiration and a reminder of God’s faithfulness, concern, compassion, purpose, and love.

Re-Creating Primordial Time

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Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607322218
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Re-Creating Primordial Time by : Gabrielle Vail

Download or read book Re-Creating Primordial Time written by Gabrielle Vail and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Re-Creating Primordial Time offers a new perspective on the Maya codices, documenting the extensive use of creation mythology and foundational rituals in the hieroglyphic texts and iconography of these important manuscripts. Focusing on both pre-Columbian codices and early colonial creation accounts, Vail and Hernández show that in spite of significant cultural change during the Postclassic and Colonial periods, the mythological traditions reveal significant continuity, beginning as far back as the Classic period. Remarkable similarities exist within the Maya tradition, even as new mythologies were introduced through contact with the Gulf Coast region and highland central Mexico. Vail and Hernández analyze the extant Maya codices within the context of later literary sources such as the Books of Chilam Balam, the Popol Vuh, and the Códice Chimalpopoca to present numerous examples highlighting the relationship among creation mythology, rituals, and lore. Compiling and comparing Maya creation mythology with that of the Borgia codices from highland central Mexico, Re-Creating Primordial Time is a significant contribution to the field of Mesoamerican studies and will be of interest to scholars of archaeology, linguistics, epigraphy, and comparative religions alike.

Guatemala

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Publisher : Interhemispheric Resource Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Guatemala by : Tom Barry

Download or read book Guatemala written by Tom Barry and published by Interhemispheric Resource Center. This book was released on 1986 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Rewriting Maya Religion

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Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1607329700
Total Pages : 445 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (73 download)

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Book Synopsis Rewriting Maya Religion by : Garry G. Sparks

Download or read book Rewriting Maya Religion written by Garry G. Sparks and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2020-03-06 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Rewriting Maya Religion Garry Sparks examines the earliest religious documents composed by missionaries and native authors in the Americas, including a reconstruction of the first original, explicit Christian theology written in the Americas—the nearly 900-page Theologia Indorum (Theology for [or of] the Indians), initially written in Mayan languages by Friar Domingo de Vico by 1554. Sparks traces how the first Dominican missionaries to the Maya repurposed native religious ideas, myths, and rhetoric in their efforts to translate a Christianity and how, in this wake, K’iche’ Maya elites began to write their own religious texts, like the Popol Vuh. This ethnohistory of religion critically reexamines the role and value of indigenous authority during the early decades of first contact between a Native American people and Christian missionaries. Centered on the specific work of Dominicans among the Highland Maya of Guatemala in the decades prior to the arrival of the Catholic Reformation in the late sixteenth century, the book focuses on the various understandings of religious analyses—Hispano-Catholic and Maya—and their strategic exchanges, reconfigurations, and resistance through competing efforts of religious translation. Sparks historically contextualizes Vico’s theological treatise within both the wider set of early literature in K’iche’an languages and the intellectual shifts between late medieval thought and early modernity, especially the competing theories of language, ethnography, and semiotics in the humanism of Spain and Mesoamerica at the time. Thorough and original, Rewriting Maya Religion serves as an ethnohistorical frame for continued studies on Highland Maya religious symbols, discourse, practices, and logic dating back to the earliest documented evidence. It will be of great significance to scholars of religion, ethnohistory, linguistics, anthropology, and Latin American history.

Black Jaguar Green Jade

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Publisher : Sylvia Andrews
ISBN 13 : 1481020609
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book Black Jaguar Green Jade written by Sylvia Andrews and published by Sylvia Andrews. This book was released on 2013 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story set in the jungles of Belize introducing Maya, a high school student in Tucson who realizes her hopes of joining and archaeological dig and her wildest dreams of fantasy and adventure. She must also confront drug dealers, kidnappers, and her feelings for Balam, a young Maya prince while translating glyphs and digging in the steamy jungle near a beautiful beach. With the help of her friends, both real and spectral, she solves an ancient puzzle and helps the animals and people she loves. An mystery adventure for readers who want to learn more about the Mayans and archaeology while enjoying a fascinating and involved plot with some fantasy and romance thrown in. A different kind of young adult book for the discriminating reader.

Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 76

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Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1477326618
Total Pages : 718 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 76 by : Katherine D. McCann

Download or read book Handbook of Latin American Studies, Vol. 76 written by Katherine D. McCann and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2023-04-11 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with Number 41 (1979), the University of Texas Press became the publisher of the Handbook of Latin American Studies, the most comprehensive annual bibliography in the field. Compiled by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress and annotated by a corps of specialists in various disciplines, the Handbook alternates from year to year between social sciences and humanities. The Handbook annotates works on Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and the Guianas, Spanish South America, and Brazil, as well as materials covering Latin America as a whole. Most of the subsections are preceded by introductory essays that serve as biannual evaluations of the literature and research underway in specialized areas.

Paradise in Ashes

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Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520939328
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Book Synopsis Paradise in Ashes by : Beatriz Manz

Download or read book Paradise in Ashes written by Beatriz Manz and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-03-15 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paradise in Ashes is a deeply engaged and moving account of the violence and repression that defined the murderous Guatemalan civil war of the 1980s. In this compelling book, Beatriz Manz—an anthropologist who spent over two decades studying the Mayan highlands and remote rain forests of Guatemala—tells the story of the village of Santa María Tzejá, near the border with Mexico. Manz writes eloquently about Guatemala's tortured history and shows how the story of this village—its birth, destruction, and rebirth—embodies the forces and conflicts that define the country today. Drawing on interviews with peasants, community leaders, guerrillas, and paramilitary forces, Manz creates a richly detailed political portrait of Santa María Tzejá, where highland Maya peasants seeking land settled in the 1970s. Manz describes these villagers' plight as their isolated, lush, but deceptive paradise became one of the centers of the war convulsing the entire country. After their village was viciously sacked in 1982, desperate survivors fled into the surrounding rain forest and eventually to Mexico, and some even further, to the United States, while others stayed behind and fell into the military's hands. With great insight and compassion, Manz follows their flight and eventual return to Santa María Tzejá, where they sought to rebuild their village and their lives.

Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans

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Publisher : Westview Press
ISBN 13 : 0813343968
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (133 download)

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Download or read book Rigoberta Menchu and the Story of All Poor Guatemalans written by David Stoll and published by Westview Press. This book was released on 2007-12-25 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rigoberta Menchú is a living legend, a young woman who said that her odyssey from a Mayan Indian village to revolutionary exile was “the story of all poor Guatemalans.” By turning herself into an ever"

Latinamerica Press

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 398 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Latinamerica Press written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: