Eric Hoenes del Pinal

Eric Hoenes del Pinal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His work focuses on the intersection of language, ritual, and social change among Q’eqchi’-Maya Catholics in Guatemala. He explores how discourse and ritual practices shape religious identities and cultural citizenship within Mainstream and Charismatic Catholic congregations.

Education includes a Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego (2008) and a B.A. from Boston University (1997). His research examines global Christianity's dynamics, language ideologies, and the socio-political dimensions of religious expression in Latin America.

Key publications analyze Maya apocalyptic narratives during Guatemala's civil war, the role of gesture in religious communication, and biblical interpretation practices among Indigenous communities. His work bridges anthropology of religion, linguistic anthropology, and postcolonial studies.

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