The Burden of the Ancients : : Maya Ceremonies of World Renewal from the Pre-columbian Period to the Present / / Allen J. Christenson.
In Maya theology, everything from humans and crops to gods and the world itself passes through endless cycles of birth, maturation, dissolution, death, and rebirth. Traditional Maya believe that human beings perpetuate this cycle through ritual offerings and ceremonies that have the power to rebirth...
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Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2016 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
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