Introduction -- Exodus and Genesis : leaving Chamula, creating community in Guadalupe -- Opting for the poor : the Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal and human rights -- The sin of Westernization : power, religion, and expulsion -- Defining human rights in context : anthropological, legal, and Catholic perspectives -- Respect and equality : practicing rights in Guadalupe -- "Our culture keeps us strong" : conversion and self-determination -- Working and walking to serve God : building a community of faith -- Conclusion
Summary
Annotation In the last decades of the twentieth century, thousands of Mayas were expelled, often violently, from their homes in San Juan Chamula and other highland communities in Chiapas, Mexico, by fellow Mayas allied with the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index
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