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Weaving Identities: Construction of Dress and Self in a Highland Guatemala Town
Author: Carol Hendrickson
Year: November 30, 1994
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 73 MB
Language: English

Year: November 30, 1994
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 73 MB
Language: English

Book Description: Weaving Identities: Construction of Dress and Self in a Highland Guatemala Town Author: Carol Hendrickson Publication Year: [Insert Year] Pages: Genre: Ethnography, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Anthropology Synopsis: In "Weaving Identities: Construction of Dress and Self in a Highland Guatemala Town Carol Hendrickson presents an in-depth exploration of the traditional dress of the highland Maya in Guatemala, specifically focusing on the traje worn by women in Tecpan, a bi-ethnic community in the central highlands. The book delves into the significance of the traje as a symbol of ethnicity, gender, education, politics, wealth, and nationality, and how it has evolved over time. Through a symbolic analysis informed by political concerns, Hendrickson sheds light on the value of weaving as a craft and the creative expression of the people who wear it. The book covers a period of 1980 to the early 1990s, during which the Maya experienced violence and revitalization efforts.
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織りのアイデンティティ:高地グアテマラタウンのドレスとセルフの建設: Carol Hendrickson Year published: [Insert Year] Pages:ジャンル:民族学、文化研究、ジェンダー研究、人類学の概要: キャロル・ヘンドリクソン(Carol Hendrickson)は、グアテマラの伝統的なマウンテン・マヤ・ドレスの詳細な研究を発表します。この本は、民族性、ジェンダー、教育、政治、富、国籍の象徴としてのトレイの意味、そしてそれが時間をかけてどのように進化してきたかを掘り下げています。ヘンドリクソンは、政治的な問題に基づく象徴的な分析を通じて、工芸品としての織物の価値とそれを身に着ける人々の創造的な表現に光を当てています。この本は1980から1990代初頭までの期間をカバーしており、その間にマヤは暴力と活性化の努力を経験した。
