Contents -- Preface: The Question of Experience -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Concept of Cultural Memory -- 2. The Power of Image: Our Lady of Guadalupe -- 3. The Power of Secrecy and Ceremony: Yaqui Resistance and Spirituality -- 4. The Power of Narrative: Archbishop Oscar Romero and the Option for the Poor -- 5. The Power of Syncretism/Inculturation: The Tzeltal Maya of Chiapas, Mexico -- 6. Final Thoughts -- Appendix 1. Summary of Post-independence Political Movements in Mexico -- Appendix 2. Short Summary of International Events and Their Impact on Indigenous Political Movements -- Appendix 3. The San Andrés Accords, or the Law on Indian Rights and Culture, 1996 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Autobiographical Statements -- Index.