Personal interactions: The implications of spatial arrangements for power relations at Cerén, El Salvador

Abstract

Anthropological theorizations of power have shifted from a focus on hierarchy and the overarching social structures and institutions that members of society operate within, to a focus on personal interactions as a basic unit of analysis. This paper employs theory on the relationship between spatial arrangements and power, in order to propose some possibilities for the power relations among the individuals who occupied specific spaces at Cerén, El Salvador. A primary assertion of this paper is that a focus on interpersonal relations is not only essential for understanding how power operates in societies but also for addressing questions of culture change.

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