In this body : Kaqchikel Maya and the grounding of spirit /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hinojosa, Servando Z., 1968- (Author)
Corporate Author:	ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Cakchikel Indians > Guatemala > Comalapa > Social life and customs. Cakchikel Indians > Guatemala > Comalapa > Religion. Human body > Social aspects > Guatemala > Comalapa. Human body > Guatemala > Comalapa > Religious aspects. Mind and body > Guatemala > Comalapa. Midwifery > Guatemala > Comalapa. Mental healing > Guatemala > Comalapa. Indian dance > Guatemala > Comalapa. Community life > Guatemala > Comalapa. Comalapa (Guatemala) > Social life and customs. Mind-Body Therapies. Indians, Central American. Spiritual Therapies. Midwifery. Culture. Guatemala. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Part One. Soul and Place in Mesoamerica. Approaching Soul in Mesoamerica
The Human Landscape in Comalapa
Embodying Spirit in Comalapa
Part Two: The Midwife and Spiritual Gestation. The Midwife at Work
Birth Organs and the Stirring of Will
Knowledge about the Soul and the Child's Fate
Part Three. The Soul-Therapist and Securing of Spirit. Soul-Therapists and their Beginnings
Elusive Spirits and Surrogate Bodies
Part Four. Maya Dancers and Renewal of Spirit. Performing Soul, Performing Community
The Las Delicias Becoming
The Moros in Public and Private Space
Appendix: Origins of the Community.