Re-enchanting the world Maya Protestantism in the Guatemalan highlands /

Re-enchanting the world Maya Protestantism in the Guatemalan highlands / C. Mathews Samson.

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Main Author: Samson, C. Mathews., 1960-
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2007.
Series:Contemporary American Indian studies.
Subjects:
Mam Indians > Religion.
Mam Indians > Social conditions.
Cakchikel Indians > Religion.
Cakchikel Indians > Social conditions.
Indian Presbyterians > Guatemala.
Presbyterian Church > Guatemala.
Guatemala > Religious life and customs.
Guatemala > Social life and customs.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: Encountering religious change in Guatemala
  • Re-enchanting the world : identity and religious change
  • A humanistic approach to a post-conflict society
  • The national context : war, peace accords, and the Maya movement
  • Maya Protestantism in Guatemala
  • Identity in word and place : the Mam presbytery
  • An activist Protestantism : the Kaqchikel presbytery
  • Conclusions: Contextualizing Maya Protestant practice.

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