War in the land of true peace : the fight for Maya sacred places /

War in the land of true peace : the fight for Maya sacred places /

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Author / Creator:Woodfill, Brent, author.
Imprint:Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2019]
Description:xxvi, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Kekchi Indians -- Religion.
Sacred space -- Guatemala.
Caves -- Religious aspects.
Kekchi Indians -- Antiquities.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Religious aspects.
Caves -- Religious aspects.
Cultural property -- Protection -- Religious aspects.
Kekchi Indians -- Religion.
Sacred space.
Guatemala.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11876638
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ISBN:9780806162812
0806162813
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"For the ancient and modern Maya, geographic features like caves, mountains, springs, and abandoned cities are viewed as powerful entities who need to be given regular offerings. As a result, Guatemala's Northern Transversal Strip has been a battle ground between foreign powers and local independence movements over several thousand years"--

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