Of Ancestors and Books
Perception of the Past among Children in a Contemporary Yucatec Maya Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5947590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lilia Fernández Souza (Autonomous University of Yucatán, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-67 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association (BOOK_SERIES) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1551-823X • E-ISSN: 1551-8248 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/apaa.12047 |
| OpenAlex | W1909318875 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This chapter explores the preconceptions held by Yucatec children about the Maya past. The research was developed in the secondary school of San Antonio Siho, a community located 97 kilometers from Merida, the capital city of Yucatan, Mexico, and situated next to an archaeological site. I present and comment upon the results of observation, interviews, and surveys about topics such as the relationship of children with Yucatec Maya language, traditional clothing and ceremonies, the nearby archaeological site, and the pre-Hispanic Maya. Finally I discuss how formal and informal education creates the frame for different modernities in contemporary Yucatan
Archaeology · Ethnography · Ethnology · Geography · Maya · Situated · Sociology · Anthropology · History · Indigenous Cultures and History · Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education · Indigenous Studies in Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2020 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |