Maya Moral and Ritual Discourse: Dialogical Groundings for Consuetudinary Law

Toward the end of the twentieth century, Highland Maya intellectuals and activists in Guatemala began to argue for the recognition of indigenous customary law, rooted in traditional Maya moral and ritual discourse. Such law is often in tension with the Western notion of rights (grounded in the idea...

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Published in:Journal of religious ethics
Main Author: Sparks, Garry 1969- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2018]
In: Journal of religious ethics
Further subjects:B Customary law
B Justice
B Indigenous Peoples
B consuetudinary law
B Human Rights
B Moral Discourse
B Guatemala
B Maya
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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