2005
DOI: 10.2307/3774094
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The Sense of Tranquility: Bodily Practice and Ethnic Classes in Yucatán

Abstract: While bodily practice has become a major area of investigation in cultural anthropology, its connection to ethnicity remains to be explored. Among the Yucatec Maya, however, one cultural value, tranquility, is enacted through bodily practices and also serves as an axis for ethnic distinction. M oreover, a specific logic associating tranquility with morality serves as an incisive critique of wealthier Others, all the more important as the Maya are incorporated into the global economy at the bottom of the class … Show more

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“…In her analysis of village life in Yucatán, Kray defines tranquility as “the ideal state of affairs, one in which everyone is in agreement, everything of value is evenly distributed, and respect and respectability characterize human relationships. It implies consensus, evenness, balance, and equilibrium” (, 339). As both cultural ethos and habitus, tranquility is enacted through verbal and bodily practices ranging from greetings, to rituals, to dance forms, and is invoked as a source of cultural richness in the absence of economic wealth (338).…”
Section: The Baseline Of Tranquilidadmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In her analysis of village life in Yucatán, Kray defines tranquility as “the ideal state of affairs, one in which everyone is in agreement, everything of value is evenly distributed, and respect and respectability characterize human relationships. It implies consensus, evenness, balance, and equilibrium” (, 339). As both cultural ethos and habitus, tranquility is enacted through verbal and bodily practices ranging from greetings, to rituals, to dance forms, and is invoked as a source of cultural richness in the absence of economic wealth (338).…”
Section: The Baseline Of Tranquilidadmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Éstas se consideran íntimamente relacionadas. Desde la óptica maya, para evitar la pérdida de la salud es necesario que exista un balance en el cuerpo, el cual se logra mediante: a) el adecuado manejo de alimentos y actividades clasificadas como frías y calientes 3 , y b) evitando emociones extremas, por lo que es importante que las personas aprendan a comportarse con respeto y moderación en todo momento: no gesticular excesivamente, no hablar o reír ruidosamente, vestir discretamente, seguir las normas de evitación, controlar las manifestaciones corporales de afecto, no molestar a los mayores, entre otras cosas (Kray, 2005).…”
Section: Los Niños Y La Etnoteoría Maya Sobre El Desarrollounclassified
“…Se considera que para controlarse, lograr el balance de emociones y actuar respetablemente, las personas dependen del cuidado de otros, pues si siguieran sus impulsos inevitablemente harían cosas incorrectas. Los chismes como mecanismo de vigilancia social y los golpes a hijos o esposas pueden entenderse en este marco (Kray, 2005: 341-342) 4 .…”
Section: Los Niños Y La Etnoteoría Maya Sobre El Desarrollounclassified
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