{"product_id":"mayalogue-hardcover","title":"Mayalogue: An Interactionist Theory of Indigenous Cultures - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVictor Montejo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffers a strong critique of traditional anthropological studies from an Indigenous and postcolonial perspective.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMayalogue\u003c\/i\u003e, Native Mayan scholar Victor Montejo provides an alternative reading and interpretation of cultures, challenging Western ethnocentric approaches that have marginalized Native knowledge and worldviews in the past. He proposes instead a methodology for studying culture as a unified whole, a radical departure from the compartmentalized sections of knowledge recognized by Western scientific tradition. Offering a strong critique of traditional anthropological studies, with its terms and categories that have denigrated Indigenous cultures throughout the centuries, Montejo's postcolonial work aims to dismantle the colonialist construction of Indigenous cultures, giving way to a Native approach that balances insider and outsider descriptions of a particular culture. Developed from an Indigenous Maya perspective, \u003ci\u003eMayalogue\u003c\/i\u003e is a contribution to the dialogue between Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars, students, and general audiences in the social sciences and humanities, and will be an essential text in decolonizing the minds of those who engage in the study of cultures anywhere in the world in the twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Montejo \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor Emeritus of Native American Studies at the University of California, Davis. His previous books include \u003ci\u003ePopol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMaya Intellectual Renaissance: Identity, Representation, and Leadership\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eVoices from Exile: Violence and Survival in Modern Maya History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42100360249479,"sku":"9781438485751","price":177.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/afadc38349bd660088c900972d2e84c9_fc33e2ab-c9f1-408e-bfb0-c1523b8c7f61.webp?v=1732383895","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mayalogue-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}