Escaping the Fire : : How an Ixil Mayan Pastor Led His People Out of a Holocaust During the Guatemalan Civil War / / Tomás Guzaro, Terri Jacob McComb.
During the height of the Guatemalan civil war, Tomás Guzaro, a Mayan evangelical pastor, led more than two hundred fellow Mayas out of guerrilla-controlled Ixil territory and into the relative safety of the government army's hands. This exodus was one of the factors that caused the guerrillas t...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Maps
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Exodus: August 1982
- 2. Son of a Mayan Priest: 1960s
- 3. Catholicism in IXIL Country: Late 1960s–Mid-1970s
- 4. The Curse: 1975–1976
- 5. Conflict of Cultures: October 1976–1977
- 6. Reconciliation: 1977–1978
- 7. Protestant Growth and the Guerrilla Takeover: February–September 1979
- 8. Between Two Fires: October 1979–August 1980
- 9. Targeting the Evangélicos: September 1980
- 10. Given a Little More Time: September–December 1980
- 11. Narrow Escapes: January 1981–February 1982
- 12. Desperate for a Way Out: February–July 1982
- 13. The Vision: July–August 1982
- 14. Escaping the Fire: August 3–4, 1982
- 15. A Taste of Freedom: August 1982
- 16. Life in a Refugee Village: September 1982–May 1983
- 17. Lifting Up Ixil Country: June 1983–2009
- Afterword. Tomás Guzaro in Historical Context
- Notes
- Glossary
- References and Further Reading
- Index