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Caballero Mariscal, David
Revista cultura y religión, 12/2017, Volume: 11, Issue: 2Journal Article
In the general context of Guatemala, characterized by its ethnic and cultural diversity, and predominantly indigenous, the achi’ people constitute less than one per cent of the total population. Nevertheless, and despite they have suffered from the imposition of diverse cultural groups, and a cruel genocide as well, they still preserve a significant part of their cultural heritage, including the language, traditional dances, the Rabinal achi’ and diverse religious expressions, guarantor of their cultural identity. This research attempts to fill the gap on this ethnical group, due to owing to the current absence of studies about the Ach´ies. Likewise, it tries to delve into the adaptation and syncretism mechanisms this collective has develop, culturally and religiously, as a means of survival through new ways of transculturation. These guarantee the continuity of the Mayan traditional culture and religiosity, in the context of the current catholic faith, predominant among the members of this Mayan people. En el contexto general de Guatemala, caracterizado por la diversidad étnica y cultural, y mayoritariamente indígena, los achi’es constituyen menos de uno por ciento de la población. Sin embargo, y a pesar de que han sufrido la imposición cultural de pueblos vecinos, de los españoles, y posteriormente, un atroz genocidio, continúan conservando parte de su patrimonio cultural intangible, manifestado en la lengua, las danzas, el Rabinal achi’, y diversas sus expresiones religiosas, que, sin duda, se constituyen en el garante de su identidad cultural. El presente artículo pretende llenar el vacío existente actualmente sobre la etnia achi’, ante la ausencia de estudios sobre ésta. De igual modo, trata de profundizar sobre los mecanismos adaptativos de sincretismo que se han desarrollado a nivel cultural y religioso como medio de supervivencia a través de nuevos modos de transculturación, que garantizan la pervivencia de la cultura y religiosidad maya tradicional en el contexto de la fe católica, vigente y mayoritaria entre los miembros de este pueblo maya.
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