Cultural Memory : : Resistance, Faith, and Identity / / Ted Fortier, Jeanette Rodriguez.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Rodriguez, Jeanette,; Fortier, Ted,
• Place / Publishing House: Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

The common "blood" of a people—that imperceptible flow that binds neighbor to neighbor and generation to generation—derives much of its strength from cultural memory. Cultural memories are those transformative historical experiences that define a culture, even as time passes and it adapts...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface: The question of experience
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1. The Concept of Cultural Memory
• 2. The Power of Image our lady of Guadalupe
• 3. The Power of Secrecy and Ceremony Yaqui resistance and spirituality
• 4. The Power of Narrative archbishop Oscar Romero and the option for the poor
• 5. The Power of Syncretism/Inculturation the Tzeltal Maya of Chiapas, Mexico
• 6. Final Thoughts
• Appendix 1. Summary of Post-independence Political Movements in Mexico
• Appendix 2. Short Summary of International Events and Their Impact on Indigenous Political Movements
• Appendix 3. The San Andrés Accords, or the Law on Indian Rights and Culture, 1996
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Autobiographical Statements
• Index