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- Title
Perceptions of the past within Tz'utujil ontologies and Yucatec hybridities.
- Authors
McAnany, Patricia A.; Brown, Linda A.
- Abstract
Post-colonial tensions remain fresh among Indigenous communities in Mexico and Guatemala. The survival of local Maya heritage narratives in the face of conflicting belief systems, the increased commodification of antiquities and the decline of traditional ways of life is increasingly difficult. At Santiago Atitlán in the Guatemalan highlands, and at Tahcabo in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, individuals have sought to preserve traditional narratives through ontological constructs and by enacting hybridity. These studies demonstrate how collaborative archaeology and ethnoarchaeology highlight the perspectives of Indigenous communities and contribute towards greater multi-vocality.
- Subjects
YUCATAN Peninsula; TZUTUHIL (Central American people); COLLECTIVE memory; CULTURAL fusion; CULTURAL maintenance; SENSORY perception; ONTOLOGY; IMPERIALISM &; society; MANNERS &; customs
- Publication
Antiquity, 2016, Vol 90, Issue 350, p487
- ISSN
0003-598X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15184/aqy.2016.39