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Chiapas Maya Awakening
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Author : Sean S. Sell
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2017-01-13
Chiapas Maya Awakening written by Sean S. Sell and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-13 with Fiction categories.
Mexico’s indigenous people speak a number of rich and complex languages today, as they did before the arrival of the Spanish. Yet a common misperception is that Mayas have no languages of their own, only dialectos, and therefore live in silence. In reality, contemporary Mayas are anything but voiceless. Chiapas Maya Awakening, a collection of poems and short stories by indigenous authors from Chiapas, Mexico, is an inspiring testimony to their literary achievements. A unique trilingual edition, it presents the contributors’ works in the living Chiapas Mayan languages of Tsotsil and Tseltal, along with English and Spanish translations. As Sean S. Sell, Marceal Méndez, and Inés Hernández-Ávila explain in their thoughtful introductory pieces, the indigenous authors of this volume were born between the mid-1970s and the mid-1990s, a time of growing cultural awareness among the native communities of Chiapas. Although the authors received a formal education, their language of instruction was Spanish, and they had to pursue independent paths to learn to read and write in their native tongues. In the book’s first half, devoted to poetry, the writers consciously speak for their communities. Their verses evoke the quetzal, the moon, and the sea and reflect the identities of those who celebrate them. The short stories that follow address aspects of modern Maya life. In these stories, mistrust and desperation yield violence among a people whose connection to the land is powerful but still precarious. Chiapas Maya Awakening demonstrates that Mayas are neither a vanished ancient civilization nor a remote, undeveloped people. Instead, through their memorable poems and stories, the indigenous writers of this volume claim a place of their own within the broader fields of national and global literature.
Weaving Chiapas
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Author : Barbara Schütz
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2018-02-08
Weaving Chiapas written by Barbara Schütz and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-08 with Art categories.
In the highlands of Chiapas, Mexico, a large indigenous population lives in rural communities, many of which retain traditional forms of governance. In 1996, some 350 women of these communities formed a weavers’ cooperative, which they called Jolom Mayaetik. Their goal was to join together to market textiles of high quality in both new and ancient designs. Weaving Chiapas offers a rare view of the daily lives, memories, and hopes of these rural Maya women as they strive to retain their ancient customs while adapting to a rapidly changing world. Originally published in Spanish in 2007, this book captures firsthand the voices of these Maya artisans, whose experiences, including the challenges of living in a highly patriarchal culture, often escape the attention of mainstream scholarship. Based on interviews conducted with members of the Jolom Mayaetik cooperative, the accounts gathered in this volume provide an intimate view of women’s life in the Chiapas highlands, known locally as Los Altos. We learn about their experiences of childhood, marriage, and childbirth; about subsistence farming and food traditions; and about the particular styles of clothing and even hairstyles that vary from community to community. Restricted by custom from engaging in public occupations, Los Altos women are responsible for managing their households and caring for domestic animals. But many of them long for broader opportunities, and the Jolom Mayaetik cooperative represents a bold effort by its members to assume control over and build a wider market for their own work. This English-language edition features color photographs—published here for the first time—depicting many of the individual women and their stunning textiles. A new preface, chapter introductions, and a scholarly afterword frame the women’s narratives and place their accounts within cultural and historical context.
The Journey Of A Tzotzil Maya Woman Of Chiapas Mexico
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Author : Christine Eber
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2011-11-01
The Journey Of A Tzotzil Maya Woman Of Chiapas Mexico written by Christine Eber and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Most recent books about Chiapas, Mexico, focus on political conflicts and the indigenous movement for human rights at the macro level. None has explored those conflicts and struggles in-depth through an individual woman's life story. The Journey of a Tzotzil-Maya Woman of Chiapas, Mexico now offers that perspective in one woman's own words. Anthropologist Christine Eber met "Antonia" in 1986 and has followed her life's journey ever since. In this book, they recount Antonia's life story and also reflect on challenges and rewards they have experienced in working together, offering insight into the role of friendship in anthropological research, as well as into the transnational movement of solidarity with the indigenous people of Chiapas that began with the Zapatista uprising. Antonia was born in 1962 in San Pedro Chenalhó, a Tzotzil-Maya township in highland Chiapas. Her story begins with memories of childhood and progresses to young adulthood, when Antonia began working with women in her community to form weaving cooperatives while also becoming involved in the Word of God, the progressive Catholic movement known elsewhere as Liberation Theology. In 1994, as a wife and mother of six children, she joined a support base for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation. Recounting her experiences in these three interwoven movements, Antonia offers a vivid and nuanced picture of working for social justice while trying to remain true to her people's traditions.
Conflict In Chiapas
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Author : Worth H. Weller
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Conflict In Chiapas written by Worth H. Weller and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Chiapas (Mexico) categories.
Mexico's southernmost state, Chiapas, is a land of towering myths and extravagant beauty. Home to the largest concentration of indigenous people in the Americas, its history is marked by brutal oppression and bloodshed that extends to this day. Veteran journalist and author Worth H. Weller, who has covered conflict in Central America for two decades, breaks through the fogs of time in this book of rare insights and photographs to explore the reality of the modern Maya and their unique Zapatista revolutionary movement. An eye-witness epilogue draws a startling parallel between the cultural and economic issues that face the Maya and those that face their Sioux brethren in South Dakota at the close of the millennium. Book jacket.
Mayan Lives Mayan Utopias
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Author : Jan Rus
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Release Date : 2003-09-03
Mayan Lives Mayan Utopias written by Jan Rus and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-03 with Political Science categories.
The dramatic January 1, 1994, emergence of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Chiapas, Mexico, brought the state's indigenous peoples to the attention of the international community. Yet indigenous peoples in Chiapas had been politically active and organized for years prior to the uprising. This compelling volume examines in detail these local and regional histories of power and resistance, powerfully bolstered by gripping and heartrending details of oppression and opposition. Situated broadly within the field of political anthropology, the authors trace the connections between indigenous culture and indigenous resistance. Their case studies include the Tzotzils and Tzeltals of the highland region, the Tojolabals of eastern Chiapas, northern Ch'ol communities, the Mams of eastern and southeastern Chiapas, and the settler communities of the Lacandon rain forest. In the wake of the Chiapas rebellion, all of these groups have increasingly come together around common goals, the most important of which is autonomy. Three essays focus specifically on the issue of Indian autonomy_in both Zapatista and non-Zapatista communities. Offering a consistent and cohesive vision of the complex evolution of a region and its many cultures and histories, this work is a fundamental source for understanding key issues in nation building. In a unique collaboration, the book brings together recognized authorities who have worked in Chiapas for decades, many linking scholarship with social and political activism. Their combined perspectives, many previously unavailable in English, make this volume the most authoritative, richly detailed, and authentic work available on the people behind the Zapatista movement.
Maya Exodus
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Author : Heidi Moksnes
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-07-29
Maya Exodus written by Heidi Moksnes and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-29 with History categories.
Maya Exodus offers a richly detailed account of how a group of indigenous people has adopted a global language of human rights to press claims for social change and social justice. Anthropologist Heidi Moksnes describes how Catholic Maya in the municipality of Chenalhó in Chiapas, Mexico, have changed their position vis-à-vis the Mexican state—from being loyal clients dependent on a patron, to being citizens who have rights—as a means of exodus from poverty. Moksnes lived in Chenalhó in the mid-1990s and has since followed how Catholic Maya have adopted liberation theology and organized a religious and political movement to both advance their sociopolitical position in Mexico and restructure local Maya life. She came to know members of the Catholic organization Las Abejas shortly before they made headlines when forty-five members, including women and children, were killed by Mexican paramilitary troops because of their sympathy with the Zapatistas. In the years since the massacre at Acteal, Las Abejas has become a global symbol of indigenous pacifist resistance against state oppression. The Catholic Maya in Chenalhó see their poverty as a legacy of colonial rule perpetuated by the present Mexican government, and believe that their suffering is contrary to the will of God. Moksnes shows how this antagonism toward the state is exacerbated by the government’s recent neoliberal policies, which have ended pro-peasant programs while employing a discourse on human rights. In this context, Catholic Maya debate the value of pressing the state with their claims. Instead, they seek independent routes to influence and resources, through the Catholic Diocese and nongovernmental organizations—relations, however, that also help to create new dependencies. This book incorporates voices of Maya men and women as they form new identities, rethink central conceptions of being human, and assert citizenship rights. Maya Exodus deepens our understanding of the complexities involved in striving for social change. Ultimately, it highlights the contradictory messages marginalized peoples encounter when engaging with the globally celebrated human rights discourse.
Never Again A World Without Us
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Author : Teresa Ortiz
language : en
Publisher: Epica
Release Date : 2001
Never Again A World Without Us written by Teresa Ortiz and has been published by Epica this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
Ch Ayemal Nich Nabiletik Los Hijos Errantes The Errant Children
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Author : Mikel Ruiz
language : en
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Release Date : 2023-05-01
Ch Ayemal Nich Nabiletik Los Hijos Errantes The Errant Children written by Mikel Ruiz and has been published by State University of New York Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-01 with Fiction categories.
Mikel Ruiz's The Errant Children, the first novel published in the Tsotsil Maya language, offers a bold and unflinching portrayal of contemporary Maya life in Chiapas, México. Pedro Ton Tsepente' has a position in his village's traditional council, but rather than taking just a few ceremonial drinks, he becomes an alcoholic, subject to blackouts and delirium tremens. His wife, Pascuala, rages at God to step in and change her husband's behavior, taking extreme measures when He does not. Their neighbor, seventeen-year-old Ignacio Ts'unun, learns about gender relations by watching television programs where beautiful women are lighter-skinned and about sex by watching pornography, which leads to disastrous choices. These characters' suffering comes not from conquerors, missionaries, or settlers but from invasive economic and cultural forces that can make Indigenous people devalue themselves. Do not expect to be uplifted, but do prepare to be astonished.
Maya Yok Hah Workbook By Hunbatz Men
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Author : Hunbatz Men
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-09-30
Maya Yok Hah Workbook By Hunbatz Men written by Hunbatz Men and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-30 with categories.
~:::AWAKENING THE SERPENT OF LIGHT::: SHARING ANCIENT MAYA WISDOMS NOW AVAILABLE:::~ ::82 PAGES:: In dedication and Honor to Maestro Hunbatz Men. All royalties will go directly to support the Lol Be Cultural Center in the Yucatan Mexico. The Maya Yoga (Yok'hah) work includes 8 Key systems of Holistic Yoga Practice including: Mantra (chant), Mudra (hand signs),Pranayam (breath), Hatha (posture), and Meditation used in sequence to attain a Unified state of awareness. This work is sanctioned through Hunbatz Men's Cosmic Initiatic University Yucatan, Mexico. Also includes philosophy and cosmology in the following areas which I will be adding first hand experience to in the edited version 2. Co written by Master Hunbatz Men and Lennie Martin. Chapter Index: Origin of the Mayan People and History of Maya Mysticism Maya Glyphic Writing Cosmic Maya Calendars Mayan Mystic Language and The Zuvuya as a Maya Mystery Maya Social Organization: The Kuchteel & The Cycles of Life Maya Sexual Education. The Chakras as Generators of Life Sacred Maya Geometry The Human Body as a Duality of Energy Deities of the Maya Cosmogony It is with great honor and gratitude to bring you this project. Before his passing in 2016, Hunbatz Men asked me to partner with him to edit, expand, and research his current University workbook into a published piece. My name is Tuvasana, I am of Cherokee and Scottish descent. I am a published writer in the Library of Congress anthology "In Between Darkness and Light". For a work of poetry entitled "Thoughts of Time" Over the past 10 years I have worked closely with Hunbatz Men, Lennie Martin, Jose Arguelles, John Major Jenkins, Drunvalo Melchizedek, , Thunderbeat Devara, Robert Roskind, Merlin, and others on this Initiatic journey. Along with other Maya Elders, Hawaiian Wisdom Keepers, Cherokee, Tibetan, Hermetic, and other Indigenous and Earth Stewarding guardians who have illumined the flame of my inner most truths. In 2005 I travelled to Tikal and spent extensive time with the Maya Culture including Ta Ta Pedro Cruz. Where we did 7 days of ceremony leading of to Dec 21st. This was my introduction to the Maya culture, followed by a 5 month sojourn the the Guatemala Highlands of Lake Atitlantis. I co organized the Prayer Run for World Peace that year for Chief Arvol Looking Horse of the Lakota Sioux Nation. Where I ran with a Youth Group, relay style 20-30 miles per day from Taos Pueblo to Piedmont South Dakota. This was my re-invitation to the Red Road. In 2011 I co organized the Crystal Skulls Pilgrimage with Hunbatz Men Unify.org, and Drunvalo Melchizedek, more information on this will be included in my upcoming book of which this release is a fundraiser for. I am currently compiling my autobiography work entitled, "Memoirs of the End of Time". This work is dedicated to the liberation of suffering and the incubation of Peace and healing for all beings. Feel free to contact me at [email protected]
2012 Catalyst For Your Spiritual Awakening
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Author : John J. Liptak
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2010-09-08
2012 Catalyst For Your Spiritual Awakening written by John J. Liptak and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
December 21, 2012—not the end of life as we know it, but the dawn of a powerful new era of enlightenment. This engaging and easy-to-use guide reveals how to use the ancient wisdom of the Mayans to develop your inherent spiritual gifts. The unique self-exploration system uses the twenty Day Signs of the Mayan calendar—symbolized by animals and forces of nature, such as crocodile, wind, and night—to help you identify and activate the greatest treasures of your soul. With quick quizzes and questionnaires, you’ll gain valuable insights into your spirituality type and the energy patterns that motivate and inspire you. Once you discover your true calling, you’ll begin to have deeper and more meaningful spiritual experiences. Along with more fulfilling personal relationships and more satisfaction in your spiritual life, work, and leisure activities, you’ll be contributing to the harmony and well-being of the Earth.