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Mayan voices for human rights : displaced Catholics in highland Chiapas
- Title
- Mayan voices for human rights : displaced Catholics in highland Chiapas / Christine Kovic.
- Author
- Kovic, Christine Marie.
- Publication
- Austin : University of Texas Press, c2005.
- Supplementary Content
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Details
- Description
- viii, 238 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 9
- Subject
- Mayas > Mexico > Chiapas > Religion
- Mayas > Civil rights > Mexico > Chiapas
- Mayas > Mexico > Chiapas > Social conditions
- Indian Catholics > Mexico > Chiapas > Social conditions
- Human rights > Religious aspects > Catholic Church
- Church and social problems > Mexico > Chiapas > Catholic Church
- Catholics > Mexico > Chiapas > Political activity
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-228) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- Exodus and Genesis : leaving Chamula, creating community in Guadalupe -- Opting for the poor : the Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal and human rights -- The sin of Westernization : power, religion, and expulsion -- Defining human rights in context : anthropological, legal, and Catholic perspectives -- Respect and equality : practicing rights in Guadalupe -- "Our culture keeps us strong" : conversion and self-determination -- Working and walking to serve God : building a community of faith -- Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JGE 05-227
- ISBN
- 0292706200 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
- 0292706405 ((pbk.) : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004013286
- OCLC
- 55634044
- Author
- Kovic, Christine Marie.
- Title
- Mayan voices for human rights : displaced Catholics in highland Chiapas / Christine Kovic.
- Imprint
- Austin : University of Texas Press, c2005.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Series
- Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 9
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-228) and index.
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- Research Call Number
- JGE 05-227