Del i serien Ethnography, Theory, Experiment

Entanglements of the Maya Universe

Life, Society, and Cosmos among the K'iche' of Momostenango

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Cosmology or cosmological ideas are often sought to solve problems in our daily lives. This book aims to rethink the topic of cosmology in anthropology through an ethnographic description of the many entanglements of cosmological ideas and the personal and political lives of individuals within the K’iche’ Maya community of Momostenango, Guatemala. It addresses the question of why they turn to cosmology in an everyday context and how it is powerful and efficient for them. It also shows the way Indigenous cosmological ideas are echoed by contemporary philosophical and scientific conceptions.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-07-01
Mått152 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt457 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEthnography, Theory, Experiment
Antal sidor226
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781836950264

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List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsNote on K’iche’ Ortography and TransliterationsMapsIntroduction: Mesoamerican Cosmologies and Social TheoryChapter 1. ‘The Law of Us, the Indigenous’Chapter 2. Seeing with Eyes of Fire: A Ritual Séance among a K’iche’ FamilyChapter 3. A Future That Already Happened: Time Magic in K’iche’ RitualsChapter 4. ‘If You See Me in Dreams, I Can Harm You’: On WitchcraftChapter 5. The Struggle for the Earth: The Cosmology of Activism and ResistanceChapter 6. Altars of History: War, Rituals and Social MemoryConclusion: What Is Cosmology?Appendix: Some K’iche’ Cosmological ConceptsGlossaryReferencesIndex