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During the height of the Guatemalan civil war, Tomas Guzaro, a Mayan evangelical pastor, led more than two hundred fellow Mayas out of guerrilla-controlled Ixil territory and into the relative safety of the government army's hands. This exodus was one of the factors that caused the guerrillas to lose their grip on the Ixil, thus hastening the return of peace to the area. In "Escaping the Fire", Guzaro relates the hardships common to most Mayas and the resulting unrest that opened the door to civil war. He details the Guatemalan army's atrocities while also describing the Guerrilla Army of the Poor's rise to power in Ixil country, which resulted in limited religious freedom, murdered church leaders, and threatened congregations. His story climaxes with the harrowing vision that induced him to guide his people out of their war-torn homeland. Guzaro also provides an intimate look at his spiritual pilgrimage through all three of Guatemala's main religions. The son of a Mayan priest, formerly a leader in the Catholic Church, and finally a convert to Protestantism, Guzaro, in detailing his religious life, offers insight into the widespread shift toward Protestantism in Latin America over the past four decades. Riveting and highly personal, "Escaping the Fire" ultimately provides a counterpoint to the usual interpretation of indigenous agency during the Guatemalan civil war by documenting the little-studied experiences of Protestants living in guerrilla-held territory.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Escaping the Fire
• Subtitle: How an Ixil Mayan Pastor Led His People Out of a Holocaust During the Guatemalan Civil War
• Author: Tomas Guzaro, Terri Jacob McComb
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 244
• EAN: 9780292722842
• ISBN: 0292722842
• ID: 04873063
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Weight: 386 g
• Dimensions: 230 × 153 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. March 2010

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