Maya Zapatistas Move to the Ancient Future

This essay assesses recent events pertaining to the Maya Zapatista movement in light of the Mesoamerican past and present. Persistent patterns of Maya world construction, group and personal identity, and political legitimacy form the conceptual core of the movement, expressing themes that have been...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American anthropologist 1996-09, Vol.98 (3), p.528-538
1. Verfasser:	Gossen, Gary H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	America American Indians Communities Cosmology Cultural Identity Cultural Pluralism Destiny Epistemology Ethnic Identity Ethnicity Ethnology Government Group identity Guatemala History Identity Indian culture Indigenous Populations Latin American culture Maya Mayans Men Mexico Municipal governments Native North Americans Political Movements Political stability Rebellion Rebellions Social organization, political organization and power, relations with the State Social structure and social relations Zapatista National Liberation Army
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Zusammenfassung:	This essay assesses recent events pertaining to the Maya Zapatista movement in light of the Mesoamerican past and present. Persistent patterns of Maya world construction, group and personal identity, and political legitimacy form the conceptual core of the movement, expressing themes that have been well documented for some 2,000 years in Maya cultural history. The essay concludes with suggestions as to the new forms that pan-Maya ethnic affirmation may assume in the multiethnic configuration of Mexico and Guatemala in the 21st century.
ISSN:	0002-7294 1548-1433
DOI:	10.1525/aa.1996.98.3.02a00070