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Publication details [#57580]

Pfeiler, Barbara and Andreas Koechert. 2013. Maintenance of Kaqchikel ritual speech in the confraternities of San Juan Sacatepéquez, Guatemala. International Journal of the Sociology of Language 2013 (220) : 127–149.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Language as a subject
Place, Publisher
De Gruyter

Annotation

This paper discusses how syncretism in the Kaqchikel ritual speech of the Guatemalan confraternities of San Juan Sacatepéquez, helps to better comprehend the preservation of indigenous spirituality notwithstanding permanent Catholic Church pressure since 16th century colonization (cfr incorporation and application of Spanish borrowings, and Catholic doctrine features in indigenous prayers).