Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas

This paper analyzes the process of emergence of a Muslim community of Tzotzil origin, located in Los Altos de Chiapas, a region located in the southeast of Mexico. Its development is crossed by a long process of religious conversion, which has not been exempt from violence, marginalization and socia...

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Autores principales: Bernal Hernández, Guillermo Raúl, Casas Mendoza, Carlos Alberto
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spelling I28-R145-12918_oai2025-11-17 Bernal Hernández, Guillermo Raúl Casas Mendoza, Carlos Alberto 2024-02-01 This paper analyzes the process of emergence of a Muslim community of Tzotzil origin, located in Los Altos de Chiapas, a region located in the southeast of Mexico. Its development is crossed by a long process of religious conversion, which has not been exempt from violence, marginalization and social displacement and which has as its precedent a first conversion of Protestant origin. An ethnographic and historical approach to the different phases of this process is presented, identifying the forms of fragmentation and creation of new communities and mosques. For the investigation, interview work was developed, collection of testimonial sources, photographic record, ethnography and use of documentary sources. El presente artículo analiza el proceso de surgimiento de una comunidad musulmana de origen tzotzil, localizada en Los Altos de Chiapas, región que se ubica en el sureste de México. Su desarrollo está atravesado por un largo proceso de conversión religiosa, que no ha estado exento de violencia, marginación y desplazamiento social y que tiene como antecedente una primera conversión de origen protestante. Se presenta un acercamiento etnográfico e histórico de las distintas fases de este proceso, identificando las formas de fragmentación y creación de nuevas comunidades y mezquitas. Para la investigación se desarrolló trabajo de entrevistas, recopilación de fuentes testimoniales, registro fotográfico, etnografía y uso de fuentes documentales. Este artigo analisa o processo de surgimento de uma comunidade muçulmana de origem tzotzil, localizada nos Altos de Chiapas, região localizada no sudeste do México. O seu desenvolvimento é atravessado por um logo processo de conversão religiosa, que não foi isento de violência, marginalização e deslocamento social e que tem como precedente uma primeira conversão de origem protestante. O artigo apresenta uma abordagem etnografia e histórica das distintas fases desse processo, identificado as formas de fragmentação e criação de novas comunidades e mesquitas. Para a pesquisa foram realizadas entrevistas, compilação de fontes testemunhais, registro fotográfico, etnografia e de fontes documentais. application/pdf text/html https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/12918 10.34096/runa.v45i1.12918 spa Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/12918/12507 https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/12918/12852 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 45 No. 1 (2024): Ethnographic challenges. Anthropological studies of communities in contemporary times.; 77-98 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; Vol. 45 Núm. 1 (2024): Retos etnográficos. Estudios antropológicos de las comunidades en la contemporaneidad; 77-98 RUNA, archivo para las ciencias del hombre; v. 45 n. 1 (2024): Desafios etnográficos. Estudos antropológicos de comunidades no mundo contemporâneo.; 77-98 1851-9628 0325-1217 Community Muslims Da‘wa Tzotziles Religious change Comunidad Musulmanes Da‘wa Tzotziles Cambio religioso Comunidade Muçulmanos Da‘wa Tzotziles Mudança religiosa Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas Tzotziles a la Da´wa: Del éxodo protestante al comunalismo islámico en Chiapas Tzotziles à da’wa: Do êxodo protestante ao comunalismo islâmico em Chiapas info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo enviado a un dossier temático https://repositoriouba.sisbi.uba.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=runa&d=12918_oai
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topic Community
Muslims
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Religious change
Comunidad
Musulmanes
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Cambio religioso
Comunidade
Muçulmanos
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Mudança religiosa
spellingShingle Community
Muslims
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Religious change
Comunidad
Musulmanes
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Cambio religioso
Comunidade
Muçulmanos
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Mudança religiosa
Bernal Hernández, Guillermo Raúl
Casas Mendoza, Carlos Alberto
Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas
topic_facet Community
Muslims
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Religious change
Comunidad
Musulmanes
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Cambio religioso
Comunidade
Muçulmanos
Da‘wa
Tzotziles
Mudança religiosa
description This paper analyzes the process of emergence of a Muslim community of Tzotzil origin, located in Los Altos de Chiapas, a region located in the southeast of Mexico. Its development is crossed by a long process of religious conversion, which has not been exempt from violence, marginalization and social displacement and which has as its precedent a first conversion of Protestant origin. An ethnographic and historical approach to the different phases of this process is presented, identifying the forms of fragmentation and creation of new communities and mosques. For the investigation, interview work was developed, collection of testimonial sources, photographic record, ethnography and use of documentary sources.
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author Bernal Hernández, Guillermo Raúl
Casas Mendoza, Carlos Alberto
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title Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas
title_short Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas
title_full Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas
title_fullStr Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas
title_full_unstemmed Tzotziles to da’wa: From Protestant exodus to Islamic communalism in Chiapas
title_sort tzotziles to da’wa: from protestant exodus to islamic communalism in chiapas
publisher Instituto de Ciencias Antropológicas, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UBA
publishDate 2024
url https://revistascientificas.filo.uba.ar/index.php/runa/article/view/12918
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