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Seeing and being seen

the Q'eqchi' Maya in Livingston, Guatemala, and beyond

The practice of morality and the formation of identity among an indigenous Latin American culture are framed in a pioneering ethnography of sight that attempts to reverse the trend of anthropological fieldwork and theory overshadowing one another. In this vital and richly detailed work, methodology and theory are treated as complementary partners as the author explores the dynamic Mayan customs of the Q'eqchi' people living in the cultural crossroads of Livingston, Guatemala. Here, Q'eqchi', Ladino, and Garifuna (Caribbean-coast Afro-Indians) societies interact among themselves and with others ranging from government officials to capitalists to contemporary tourists. The fieldwork explores the politics of sight and incorporates a video camera operated by multiple people—the author and the Q'eqchi' people themselves—to watch unobtrusively the traditions, rituals, and everyday actions that exemplify the long-standing moral concepts guiding the Q'eqchi' in their relationships and tribulations. Sharing the camera lens, as well as the lens of ethnographic authority, allows the author to slip into the world of the Q'eqchi' and capture their moral, social, political, economic, and spiritual constructs shaped by history, ancestry, external forces, and time itself. A comprehensive history of the Q'eqchi' illustrates how these former plantation laborers migrated to lands far from their Mayan ancestral homes to co-exist as one of several competing cultures, and what impact this had on maintaining continuity in their identities, moral codes of conduct, and perception of the changing outside world. With the innovative use of visual methods and theories, the author's reflexive, sensory-oriented ethnographic approach makes this a study that itself becomes a reflection of the complex set of social structures embodied in its subject.

American Anthropologist 94(4):640-655. Rojas Lima, Flavio. 1988. La Cultura del
Maiz en Guatemala. Guatemala: Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes. Rony, Fatimah
Tobin. 1996. The Third Eye: Race, Cinema, and Ethnographic Spectacle.

Exotic deviance

medicalizing cultural idioms--from strangeness to illness

Exotic Deviance is a seminal study of Western psychiatric interpretations of some of the most bizarre behaviors ever recorded. Robert Bartholomew examines behaviors so strange by modern Western standards that they are assumed to be illnesses or disorders -- latah, koro, and dance "mania". Psychiatrists making these diagnoses draw heavily on Eurocentric values and assumptions.In Malaysia and Indonesia, when startled, ordinarily shy, stolid elderly Malay women will suddenly swear profusely, mimic the gestures of others, and may be induced into "automatic obedience". During this latter state, "victims" of latah will do anything they are told: strip naked in public, slap themselves in the face, or crawl on the floor and growl like an animal. Bartholomew also looks closely at koro-genital-shrinking "epidemics" among men in parts of Asia who believe their penises will disappear. Women are sometimes affected, believing their breasts or vaginas are being sucked into their bodies. A third study looks at the frenzied St. Vitus's dance, which swept across medieval Europe as masses of people joined in public orgies and wild dances.Exotic Deviance examines Otherness with an emphasis on Western understanding and acceptance, explaining that these behaviors are rational outcomes of unfamiliar symbol systems and world-views and are a testament to the power of human imagination and creativity. This book will appeal to psychiatrists, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and anyone interested in the diversity of human cultural practices.

4; Interview: Fatimah, "I Only Fulfilled My Parents Wishes," New Straits Times,
May 31, 1987, p. 7; I Can't Believe It, Says Pupil, New Straits Times, May 31,1987
,p.7; Transfer Plan for Girls Hit by Hysteria, New Straits Times, July 21, 1987; First
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The Practical Stylist with Readings

The first was provoked by Ali, husband of Muhammad's favorite daughter,
Fatimah, after the assassination of Uthman, the third caliph. There were also
many sectarian movements, like that of the Hashshashin (Assassins), who
drugged ...

The Nearest in Affection

Towards a Christian Understanding of Islam

"The nearest in affection to those who believe", according to the Quran, "are the ones who say, 'We are Christians.'" Yet in many parts of the world where Christians and Muslims live side by side, the reality of their relationship falls short of that ideal. This introduction to Islam offers an overview of what Muslims believe and where their beliefs reveal points of contact or divergence with Christianity.

While she lived, he wed nobody else. Their daughter Fatimah eventually married
her cousin 'Ali, and this couple became the ancestors of the prophet's many
descendants. Around his fortieth year, Muhammad became increasingly
conscious ...

Zigzag Journeys in the Camel Country

Arabia in Picture and Story

His daughter Fatimah, when she was old enough, was married to her adopted
brother, Ali ; her name is very much honoured and used by Moslems everywhere.
Sometimes Mohammed would have his dreams very often, and then again he ...

Science and stewardship to project and sustain wilderness values

Seventh World Wilderness Congress symposium, 2001 November 2-8, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

The meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Brentwood, MD: Amana Corporation. 1760 p.
Fatimah, S.; Rahman, R. Abdul. 1995. Spiritual, moral way to preserve environs.
In: New Straits Times [Malaysian newspaper] : January 17: 6. Hassan, M. K. 1995
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Science and stewardship to protect and sustain wilderness values

seventh World Wilderness Congress Symposium, 2001 November 2-8, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

The meaning of the Holy Qur'an. Brentwood, MD: Amana Corporation. 1760 p.
Fatimah, S.; Rahman, R. Abdul. 1995. Spiritual, moral way to preserve environs.
In: New Straits Times IMalaysian newspaper]: January 17: 6. Hassan, M. K. 1995.

The quest for community and identity

critical essays in Africana social philosophy

This collection of essays engages two of the most fundamental social and political issues of our time: community and identity. Wrestling with the perplexities of these two issues within the Africana world, the contributors delve into the influences of a postmodern world of globalization with outdated, crumbling forms of identity and sociality. In the wake of such an order, new forms of identity and community must be established.

Fatimah L. C. Jackson, "Anthropological Measurement: The Mismeasure of
African Americans," The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social
Science 568 (March 2000): 154-171. 12. K. Anthony Appiah, In My Father's
House: ...

Pacific Linguistics

Special publications

GAULT, Jo Ann, with Sulaiman BARHAMA and Fatimah BARHAMA Phonemics
and morphophonemics of Sama Baangingi, 49-68. GREEN, Peter Co-existent
aspect-marking phenomena in Tagbanwa of Palawan Island, 69-90. GRAYDEN ...

Safety Issues in the Provision of Injectable Contraceptives, Indonesia

Final Report

We also would like to thank dr. Shi Fatimah together with Center for Health
Research team of University of Diponegoro and drg. Gus Permana together with
Center for Health Research LPUI who have finished the research well. Our
highest ...