Pirates of Our Spirituality
The 2012 Apocalypse and the Value of Heritage in Guatemala
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4500713 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth R Bell (0000-0002-5011-508X), Elizabeth Bell (0000-0003-1021-9287, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 96-108 |
| Publication date | 2012-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Latin American Perspectives (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0094-582X • E-ISSN: 1552-678X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0094582x12458421 |
| OpenAlex | W2165731730 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
Maya spirituality serves as a locus of enunciation for the ongoing negotiation between local expressive culture and a changing globalized society. In recent years the Mayas of Guatemala have subversively used the global market provided by tourism to survive economically, recover their cultural property, and reclaim their heritage. Lacking voice and representation in an environment that has historically threatened their way of life, they assert their heritage in order to valorize their culture. They employ public knowledge and experience of natural disasters to demonstrate not just the accuracy of the 2012 prophecies of change at the end of the Maya calendar's long count, but also the value of the knowledge systems that produced them. La espiritualidad maya sirve como un lugar de enunciación de la negociación en curso entre la cultura local expresiva y la sociedad cambiante y globalizada. En los últimos años los mayas de Guatemala han utilizado subversivamente el mercado global provisto por el turismo para sobrevivir económicamente, recuperar su patrimonio cultural, y recuperar su patrimonio. Careciendo de voz y representación en un ambiente que históricamente ha amenazado su modo de vida, han afirmado su patrimonio con el fin de valorar su cultura. Ellos emplean el conocimiento público y la experiencia de los desastres naturales para demostrar no sólo la exactitud de las profecías del 2012 del cambio al final de la cuenta larga del calendario maya, sino también el valor de los sistemas de conocimiento que los produjo
Archaeology · Art · Cultural heritage · Ethnology · Humanities · Maya · Political science · Sociology · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · History · Law · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development
Tourism, Religion and Spiritual Journeys
Intangible Heritage as Metacultural Production1
Mayas in the Marketplace
Local Histories/Global Designs
Local Histories/Global Designs
Tourism, Religion, and Spiritual Journeys
Living within the Mundo Maya Project
Sense of Community. Trust, Hope and Worries in the Welfare State
Culture and Property. An Introduction
Performing Tourism
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |