7. When Immortals Die

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Foreword: Complex Performance in Santiago Atitlan xi
5. Preface to the Revised Edition xv
6. Acknowledgments xix
7. Introduction 1
8. PART ONE ESTABLISHING PLACE AND IMAGINING COMMUNITY
9. 1. What in the World Is Going On in Santiago Atitlán? 13
10. 2. The Atiteco Mayas at the End of the Twentieth Century 29
11. 3. The Flowering of the Dead 47
12. PART TWO HISTORY, PERIPHERALITY, AND SOCIAL PLURALISM
13. 4. Conquest and Adaptation in Santiago Atitlán 71
14. 5. On Enlightenment, Liberalism, and Ladinos 101
15. PART THREE Death of Community, Resurrection of Autonomy
16. 6. Under the Gun in Santiago Atitlán 123
17. 7. When Immortals Die 151
18. 8. Season of the Witch: The New Millennium in Santiago Atitlán 171
19. Notes 189
20. Glossary 203
21. Bibliography 205
22. Index 221