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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Samson, C. Mathews, 1960-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2007]
Subjects:
Presbyterian Church > Guatemala.
Indian Presbyterians > Guatemala.
Cakchikel Indians > Social conditions.
Cakchikel Indians > Religion.
Mam Indians > Social conditions.
Mam Indians > Religion.
Guatemala > Social life and customs.
Guatemala > Religious life and customs.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.