| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series
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Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-359) and index. |
| Summary |
"Pilgrimage to ritually significant places is a part of daily life in the Maya world. These journeys involve important social and practical concerns, such as the maintenance of food sources and world order. Frequent pilgrimages to ceremonial hills to pay offerings to spiritual forces for good harvests, for instance, are just as necessary for farming as planting fields. Why has Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes prevailed from the distant past and why are journeys to ritual landscapes important in Maya religion? How can archaeologists recognize Maya pilgrimage, and how does it compare to similar behavior at ritual landscapes around the world? The author addresses these questions and others through cross-cultural comparisons, archaeological data, and ethnographic insights"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Ritual landscapes, pilgrimage, and cultures in the southern Maya region -- Pilgrimage, ritual landscapes, and material culture -- Ritual landscapes, communicating places, and community -- Homes of the earth lords : Maya caves, ruins, and boulders -- Creation and the moon goddess : Maya islands and ritual waters -- Mountains of sustenance and cliffs of paradise in Maya pilgrimage -- Conclusions : interpreting Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mayas -- Rites and ceremonies.
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Mayas -- Rites and ceremonies. |
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Mayas -- Religion.
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Mayas -- Religion. |
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Sacred space -- Mexico.
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Sacred space. |
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Mexico. |
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Sacred space -- Central America.
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Central America. |
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Mexico.
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages. |
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Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Central America.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Palka, Joel W., 1962- Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes. Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014 9780826354747 (DLC) 2014001245 (OCoLC)864411009 |
| ISBN |
9781306861854 (electronic book) |
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1306861853 (electronic book) |
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9780826354754 (electronic) |
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0826354750 (electronic) |
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9780826354747 (hardback) |
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0826354742 (hardback) |
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