{"product_id":"women-and-alcohol-in-a-highland-maya-town-9780292721043","title":"Women and Alcohol in a Highland Maya Town","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine Eber looks at women and drinking in the community of San Pedro Chenalhó to address the issues of women’s identities, roles, relationships, and sources of power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen and Alcohol\u003c\/i\u003e is a book worth reading.... The book’s informal tone and interesting topic make it appealing to a wide audience, including casual readers and undergraduate classes. Furthermore, Eber’s cross-cultural insight into alcohol dependency is relevant not only for anthropologists but also for health care professionals and others who deal with substance abuse. * Latin American Indian Literatures Journal *\u003cbr\u003eIn this well-written ethnography, Christine Eber weaves together the critical issues of gender relations, religious change, domestic violence, and drinking in highland Chiapas.... This is a fine ethnography that is a must-read for all interested in gender relations in contemporary Latin America. It is also one of the best current discussions on the little-studied phenomenon of religious change in Mexico.... Eber also provides a wonderful model of how to write a readable ethnography that treats its subjects with dignity and respect and honestly integrates the trials and tribulations of the ethnographer in the process. * Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Major Characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn Translations and Aids to Reading This Book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Frameworks and Methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. The Time of Suffering: Pedranos, Ladinos, and Rum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. I Have Come: Crazy February\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Making One's Soul Arrive: Child Rearing and Household Relations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. \"Before God's flowery face\": The Feast of St. Peter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. \"Now I am going like a branch and its leaves\": Drinkers and Their Families\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Water of Hope, Water of Sorrow: A Processual Framework on Drinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. \"Beneath God's flowery hands and feet\": Shamans' Cures for Problem Drinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. \"It's time to change\": Mestizoization and Drinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. \"For ye are bought with a price\": Traditions, Religions, and Drinking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. \"Today we say: Enough!\": New Voices, New Collective Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of the Martyrs at Acteal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendices\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA. Traditional Pedrano Gods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eB. Non-Traditional Healing in Chenalhó\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC. Brief History of Presbyterianism in Chenalhó\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eD. Revelation 21:3-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReferences\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex of Major Characters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400855036247,"sku":"9780292721043","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292721043.jpg?v=1730471753","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/women-and-alcohol-in-a-highland-maya-town-9780292721043","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}