Descripción del rito de tránsito en el compadrazgo de bautismo. El caso de una comunidad cakchiquel

Resumen

Koechert analyzes the Central American compadrazgo system as a "social contract". He details the role played by baptism as a rite of passage, and describes the ritual here as it is performed in the Cakchiquel town of San Pedro Sacatepéquez in Guatemala. Koechert includes the prayers recited in Cakchiquel with their translations, and adds diagrams showing how the ceremonies are performed. He analyzes various aspects of the compadrazgo relationship that the rite creates.
Estudio Monográfico; Cakchiquel; San Juan Sacatepéquez; Guatemala