Introduction : Understanding Maya Religion in the New Millennium -- The Fiesta Patronál in Historical Context : The Festival System and Anthropological Theory -- Santiago and the Cofradía : Reorganizing the Tradition -- The Monkeys Dance : Adjusting the Performance -- Foreign Characters : Visualizing Identity in the Guatemalan Highlands in the Twenty-First Century -- The Dynamics of Contemporary Maya Religious Tradition : Agency and Structure in Selected Case Studies -- Conclusion : The Future of Village-Level Indigenous Religion
Summary
Based on more than thirty years of ethnographic fieldwork in Highland Guatemala, this study of Maya diviners, shamans, ritual dancers, and religious brotherhoods describes the radical changes in traditional Maya religious practice wrought by economic globalization and political turmoil. -- Front jacket flap
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-188) and index
