IDENTIDAD EN LA COMUNIDAD INDÍGENA DE TÉRRABA: UN CASO DE REVITALIZACIÓN

The indigenous people of Térraba has been considered to be one of the most transculturized indigenous people in Costa Rica. In recent years, nevertheless, a gradual revitalization process of the cultural identity and ethnic revival has emerged from within the indigenous community of Térraba. This ar...

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Main Author: Díaz Azofeifa, Gisella
Format: Artículo
Language: Español
Published: 2015
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Online Access: http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/antropologia/article/view/6877
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/13253
Summary: The indigenous people of Térraba has been considered to be one of the most transculturized indigenous people in Costa Rica. In recent years, nevertheless, a gradual revitalization process of the cultural identity and ethnic revival has emerged from within the indigenous community of Térraba. This article intends to analyze this process from a historical and contextual perspective, in order to comprehend the motivations and general characteristics of this identity revival and ethnicity.