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Balancing the World: Contemporary Maya ajq’ijab in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala

- What is an ajq’ij?Creating a project The ajq’ijab as presented by researchers Guatemalan research Misrepresentation Insiders from outside What is an ajq’ij?- Fieldwork in Guatemala Guatemala and the Maya Languages A violent history Christianity and Maya spirituality Collecting data Hiring an assistant Manuel’s group Conducting interviews The interviewees Presenting data Transcription, sorting and translation Fieldwork in Guatemala - Common terms Maya spirituality God and the sacred Other names for the ajq’ijab Ajq’ij meaning ‘natural talent’Visitors Common terms - The intermediary Important concepts Spiritual energies: nahuales Does that mean there are 20 nahuales?Their date of birth ?A part of the universe - holism and immanence Dualism, balance and a love of nature Thankfulness Ancestors Other concepts Payment Voluntary offerings Fixed prices Christianity and Maya spirituality Christianity as a bad influence One has to choose one or the other The intermediary - Helping visitors How some people work as ajq’ijab Friends and strangers Why people visit Sickness and other problems Giving thanks and getting blessings Rites of passage Finding a solution Divination Guidance and counselling Interpreting signs Solving problems spiritually Receiving crosses Talking to spirits Helping visitors - Gifts and burdens Non-visitor work - life and responsibilities Keeping days, keeping tradition Gifts for the world Spiritual spouses Problems of practise Bearing the burden Hostility and vandalism Misinterpretation and commercialisation Gifts and burdens - The right person for the job Requirements The right nahual and number Maya culture and ethnicity Speaking a Mayan language Being chosen Becoming an ajq’ij without being chosen Signs Illness Problems and bad luck Other signs Inheritance The right person for the job - Receiving Receiving - Comparative contexts The context of similar research My group of ajq’ijab compared to Hart’s group of Maya Priests The context of categories within the study of religion Levels of analysis Religious virtuosos and the promise of salvation The temporal context Jaloj-K’exoj as a continuous concept The context of one or several religious systems Bricolage, belt and braces Maya converts and their views on other religions The context of tourism in contemporary Guatemala Comparative contexts - Balancing the world Why does an ajq’ij do her or his work?How does an ajq’ij do her or his work?Why does one become an ajq’ij?How does one become an ajq’ij?Balancing the world

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