Women And Alcohol In A Highland Maya Town
"In this well-written ethnography, Christine Eber weaves together the critical issues of gender relations, religious change, domestic violence, and drinking in highland Chiapas. . . . This is a fine ethnography that is a must-read for all interested in gender relations in contemporary Latin America. It is also one of the best current discussions on the little-studied phenomenon of religious change in Mexico. . . . Eber also provides a wonderful model of how to write a readable ethnography...
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This pioneering ethnography looks at women and drinking in the Highland Chiapas, Mexico, community of San Pedro Chenalhó to address the issues of women's identities, roles, relationships, and sources of power. In a new epilogue, Christine Eber describes how events of the last decade, including the Zapatista uprising, have strengthened women's resolve to gain greater control over their lives by controlling the effects of alcohol in the community. Latin American Indian Literatures Journal Women and Alcohol is a book worth reading.... The book's informal tone and interesting topic make it appealing to a wide audience, including casual readers and undergraduate classes. Furthermore, Eber's cross-cultural insight into alcohol dependency is relevant not only for anthropologists but also for health care professionals and others who deal with substance abuse.
List of Major CharactersAcknowledgmentsOn Translations and Aids to Reading This BookPreface1Frameworks and Methods32The Time of Suffering: Pedranos, Ladinos, and Rum153I Have Come: Crazy February394Making One's Soul Arrive: Child Rearing and Household Relations595"Before God's flowery face": The Feast of St. Peter816"Now I am going like a branch and its leaves": Drinkers and Their Families1077Water of Hope, Water of Sorrow: A Processual Framework on Drinking1358"Beneath God's flowery hands and feet": Shamans' Cures for Problem Drinking1519"It's time to change": Mestizoization and Drinking19310"For ye are bought with a price": Traditions, Religions, and Drinking20711"Today we say: Enough!": New Voices, New Collective Action23112Conclusion243App. A. Traditional Pedrano Gods251App. B. Non-Traditional Healing in Chenalho252App. C. Brief History of Presbyterianism in Chenalho254App. D. Revelation 21:3-8256Notes257Glossary269References271Index289Index of Major Characters303
\ Journal of the Royal Anthropological InstituteIn this well-written ethnography, Christine Eber weaves together the critical issues of gender relations, religious change, domestic violence, and drinking in highland Chiapas.... This is a fine ethnography that is a must-read for all interested in gender relations in contemporary Latin America. It is also one of the best current discussions on the little-studied phenomenon of religious change in Mexico.... Eber also provides a wonderful model of how to write a readable ethnography that treats its subjects with dignity and respect and honestly integrates the trials and tribulations of the ethnographer in the process.\ \ \ \ \ Latin American Indian Literatures JournalWomen and Alcohol is a book worth reading.... The book's informal tone and interesting topic make it appealing to a wide audience, including casual readers and undergraduate classes. Furthermore, Eber's cross-cultural insight into alcohol dependency is relevant not only for anthropologists but also for health care professionals and others who deal with substance abuse.\ \
