Maya world of communicating objects, the: quadripartite crosses, trees, and stones
Auteur :
Astor-Aguilera, Miguel Angel
Éditeur :
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN :
9780826347633
Date de publication :
15 avr. 2011
Dimensions :
23,3 x 16,0 x 3,3 cm
Poids :
718 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Suggests that anthropological interpretation of the religious practices of Mayan people and of Maya cosmology has never escaped the epistemological influence of Christianity. Using ethnographic, archaeological, and glyphic evidence, this study traces modern Mayan attitudes toward sacrality and sacred objects back to Classic Maya beliefs.