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Author	Kovic, Christine Marie.
Title	Mayan voices for human rights [e-book] displaced Catholics in highland Chiapas / Christine Kovic.
Publication Info.	Austin : University of Texas Press, c2005. (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2012)

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Online Resource	E-book	IN LIBRARY

Edition	1st ed.
Description	1 online resource (viii, 238 p. :) ill., maps ;
Series	UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-228) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Exodus and Genesis : leaving Chamula, creating community in Guadalupe -- Opting for the poor : the Catholic Diocese of San Cristo⁺ѓbal 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.
Note	Description based on print version record.
Access	Remote access limited to New York Society Library members with a username and password.
Subject	Catholics -- Political activity -- Mexico -- Chiapas.
	Church and social problems -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- Catholic Church.
	Human rights -- Religious aspects -- Catholic Church.
	Indian Catholics -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- Social conditions.
	Mayas -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- Social conditions.
	Mayas -- Civil rights -- Mexico -- Chiapas.
	Mayas -- Mexico -- Chiapas -- Religion.
Genre or Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Project Muse.
ISBN	0292706200 ((cl.) : alk. paper)
	0292706405 ((pbk.) : alk. paper)
	9780292797000
	0292797001
	9780292706200

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