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Mayan Literacy Reinvention in Guatemala
Mary J. Holbrock
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Hardback. Through this investigation, the promises and pitfalls of a literacy-revitalization endeavor are detailed and our understanding of the concept of literacy is reexamined. Num Pages: 280 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; CFC; HBJK; JFSL9; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 748.
At the turn of the millennium, Guatemala experienced a Mayan cultural renaissance often referred to as the Maya Movement. One aspect of this movement was the revitalization of Indigenous Mayan languages for written purposes. The Mayan writing system is one of the oldest in the world; thus its reinvention includes a new standardized alphabetic system for each of the twenty-two Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala as well as the incorporation and continuation of some of its ancient elements. This book represents a case study conducted in two Mayan villages in the Guatemalan highlands, and it investigates three main aspects of ... Read more
At the turn of the millennium, Guatemala experienced a Mayan cultural renaissance often referred to as the Maya Movement. One aspect of this movement was the revitalization of Indigenous Mayan languages for written purposes. The Mayan writing system is one of the oldest in the world; thus its reinvention includes a new standardized alphabetic system for each of the twenty-two Mayan languages spoken in Guatemala as well as the incorporation and continuation of some of its ancient elements. This book represents a case study conducted in two Mayan villages in the Guatemalan highlands, and it investigates three main aspects of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Albuquerque, NM, United States
ISBN
9780826357236
SKU
V9780826357236
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About Mary J. Holbrock
Linguistic anthropologist Mary J. Holbrock has conducted research in Guatemala for over twenty years.
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