Maya or Mestizo Nationalism Modernity and Its Discontents 1st Edition by Ronald Loewe ISBN 9781442601420 1442601426
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ISBN 10: 1442601426
ISBN 13: 9781442601420
Author: Ronald Loewe
The Maya of the Yucatán have long been drawn into the Mexican state’s attempt to create modern Mexican citizens (mestizos). At the same time, they have contended with globalization pressures, first with hemp production and more recently with increased tourism and the fast-growing influence of American-based evangelical Protestantism. Despite these pressures to turn Maya into mestizo, the citizens of the small town of Maxcanú have used subtle forms of resistance—humor, satire, and language—to maintain aspects of their traditional identity.
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, offering a unique understanding of how one local community has faced the onslaught of modernization.
Table of contents:
PART I Organizing the Polity: Structures of Coercion and Control
CHAPTER ONE A TOWN IN YUCATÁN: Maxcanú in Historical and Economic Perspective
CHAPTER TWO THE GREMIO SYSTEM: The Social Organization of Religious Life
CHAPTER THREE MAKING MAYA INTO MESTIZO: Identity, Difference, and Cultura Regional Mestiza
PART II Critical Perspectives from Below
CHAPTER FOUR YUCATÁN’S DANCING PIG’S HEAD (CUCH): Parody as a Weapon
CHAPTER FIVE THE JOURNEY OF WAY KOT: Myth as Cultural Critique
CHAPTER SIX CAUGHT IN THE SPIRIT: Possession, Prophecy, and Resistance
CONCLUSION Linkages in the Global Economy
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