PUB - Publikationen an der Universität Bielefeld

In the 1970s an early Mayan movement emerged in Guatemala. Based on the assumption of a direct lineage with pre-Columbian Mayan civilization, the existence of indigenous nations within the boundaries of the Guatemalan state was being claimed. The present article examines, on the one hand, the debates within the movement regarding the relationship between the state and the (indigenous) nation. On the other hand, it analyzes the relation between the Mayan movement and the socialist guerrilla groups which were characterized by notable disagreements regarding an indigenous nationality and the restructuring of the Guatemalan state.