I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in GuatemalaVerso, 1984 - 251 σελίδες Her story reflects the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today. Rigoberta suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechist work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. The anthropologist Elisabeth Burgos-Debray, herself a Latin American woman, conducted a series of interviews with Rigoberta Menchu. The result is a book unique in contemporary literature which records the detail of everyday Indian life. Rigoberta’s gift for striking expression vividly conveys both the religious and superstitious beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman. |
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... candles are placed on the corners of the bed to represent the four corners of the house and show him that this will be his home . They symbolize the respect the child must have for his community , and the responsibility he must feel ...
... candles are placed on the corners of the bed to represent the four corners of the house and show him that this will be his home . They symbolize the respect the child must have for his community , and the responsibility he must feel ...
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... candles in our own houses and other candles for the whole community . Then we bring out the seeds we will be sowing . With maize , for instance , the seeds for the coming year are picked out as soon as the cobs start to grow . We choose ...
... candles in our own houses and other candles for the whole community . Then we bring out the seeds we will be sowing . With maize , for instance , the seeds for the coming year are picked out as soon as the cobs start to grow . We choose ...
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... candles - all those things we Indians find so outrageous - and explain the meaning of each of those things . First they show these candles made of artificial wax . They are not like the beeswax candles used in the birth ceremony and the ...
... candles - all those things we Indians find so outrageous - and explain the meaning of each of those things . First they show these candles made of artificial wax . They are not like the beeswax candles used in the birth ceremony and the ...
Περιεχόμενα
First visit to the finca Life in the finca | 21 |
Chapter VII | 38 |
Chapter X | 56 |
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I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? Rigoberta Menchu Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2011 |
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Altiplano ancestors animals army asked baby beans began brothers and sisters catechist Catholic Catholic Action centavos ceremony Chajul child Christian clothes coffee compañeros culture customs dogs drink earth El Quiché enemy everything father fiesta finca friends gave girl give godparents guaro Guatemala guerrillas happened Huehuetenango Indians kidnapped kill knew land landowners leaders leave live look lorry maize Men of Maize Miguel Angel Asturias mimbre mistress months mother mountains nahual neighbours never night nixtamal no-one organisation ourselves parents peasants pick poor ladinos Popol Vuh priests prison quetzals Quiché remember Rigoberta Menchú soldiers Spanish started stayed struggle suffering talk tamales taught teach Tecún Umán tell there's things thought told took tortillas tortured town traps Uspantán village weapons who'd whole community woman women workers young
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