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Neither Dopes Nor Dupes

Maya Farmers and Ideology

Bibliographic Data

ID6033385
AuthorsCynthia Robin (0000-0002-7394-4438, Northwestern University, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume27
Issue1
Pages221-230
Publication date2016-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAncient Mesoamerica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0956-5361 • E-ISSN: 1469-1787
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0956536116000080
OpenAlexW2562767512
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited35

Drawing inspiration from the work and legacy of Elizabeth Brumfiel, I develop a case study about the lives and religious practices of Maya farmers at the Chan site in Belize, to demonstrate how farmers were neither the dopes, dupes, nor mystified masses of Maya state level ideologies. I use this case study to rethink anthropological theories that attempt to explain the role of state level ideologies in the production of inequality and power, particularly ideas about ideology and false consciousness that are often bundled together and referred to as the ‘dominant ideology thesis

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Consciousness · Epistemology · Ideology · Maya · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development · Computer Science · Engineering · History · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies

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Unique citing works6
Citations per year0,6
Citation span2016 - 2026 (11)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 6
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