Search for dissertations about: "Acteal"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the word Acteal.

2. 1. Mayan suffering, Mayan rights: Faith and citizenship among Catholic Tzotziles in Highland Chiapas, Mexico

   Author : Heidi Moksnes; Kaj Århem; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Maya; Chiapas; Tzotzil; Chenalhó; Las Abejas; Acteal; liberation theology; ethnicity; citizenship; indigenous peoples;

   Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to investigate the construction of citizenship by a group of highland Mayas in Mexico. The ethnographic focus is on liberation theological Catholics in the Tzotzil-speaking municipality of San Pedro Chenalhó in highland Chiapas. READ MORE