Destiny and Development is an engaging narrative of one remarkable person's life and the life of her community that blends psychology, anthropology, and history to reveal the integral role that culture plays in human development. INDICE: Chapter 1. Beginnings: Stability and change; Chapter 2. Living culture, across generations; Chapter 3. Meeting Chona and San Pedro; Chapter 4. Paper with a mouth, recounting the destiny and development of an Iyoom and her community; Chapter 5. Born to a spiritual calling, across generations: Cultural heritage and resistance; Chapter 6. Childhood and where babies come from; Chapter 7. A becoming young woman; Chapter 8. Changing memories in changing practices; Chapter 9. Entry and prominence in a sacred profession; Chapter 10. Ripples across generations and nations in Mayan pregnancy and childbirth; Chapter11. Ripples across generations and nations in birth destinies and postnatal care; Chapter 12. Ways of learning across times and places; Chapter 13. Traditions and transformations; References; Endnotes
- ISBN: 978-0-19-531990-3
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 336
- Fecha Publicación: 01/04/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés