Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscape : insights from archaeology, history, and ethnography /

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Author / Creator:	Palka, Joel W., 1962- author.
Imprint:	Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Description:	xvi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series.
Subject:	Mayas -- Rites and ceremonies. Mayas -- Religion. Sacred space -- Mexico. Sacred space -- Central America. Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Mexico. Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- Central America. Mayas -- Religion. Mayas -- Rites and ceremonies. Pilgrims and pilgrimages. Sacred space. Central America. Mexico.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10073284

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ISBN:	9780826354747 (hardback) 0826354742 (hardback) 9780826354754 (electronic)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references 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. "--

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