Weaving generations together
Subtitle: evolving creativity among the Mayas of Chiapas
By: Patricia Marks Greenfield ; foreword by Evon Z. Vogt.
Publisher: School of American Research Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Santa Fe [N.M.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 200
Subjects: Tzotzil textile fabrics -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region.; Tzotzil women -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region -- Psychology.; Tzotzil weavers -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region -- Psychology.; Developmental psychology -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region.; Cognition and culture -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region.; Creative ability -- Mexico -- Zinacantán Region.; Zinacantán Region (Mexico) -- Social life and customs.; Zinacantán Region (Mexico) -- Economic conditions.
Description: "For centuries, the Zinacantec Maya women of Mexico have woven and embroidered textiles that express their social and aesthetic values and embody their role as mothers and daughters. Boasting more than two hundred detailed photographs of Zinacantec textiles and their makers, this study provides a long-term examination of the cognitive and socialization processes involved in transmitting weaving knowledge across two generations. Author Patricia Marks Greenfield first visited the village of Nabenchauk in 1969 and 1970. Her return in 1991 and regular visits through 2003 enable her to combine a scholarly study of the impact of commercialization and globalization on textile design and sales, creativity, acculturation, and female socialization with poignant personal reflections on mother-daughter relationships, social change, and collaboration. Her collection of data and range of approaches make this book a contribution to studies of cognition and socialization, the life cycles of material culture, and the anthropology of the Maya. Weaving Generations Together will appeal to both the academic specialist and anyone who admires Maya weaving and culture."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "A School of American Research resident scholar book."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-193) and index.
Table of contents: title: Changes in the fabric of life; title: Foundations of cultural continuity; title: Apprenticeship transformed; title: Relaxing the textile rules; title: Inside the mind; title: The creative process; title: Coda : cross-cultural perspectives.