Contemporary Maya spirituality : the ancient ways are not lost /
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| Author / Creator: | Molesky-Poz, Jean, 1947- |
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Imprint: | Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006. |
| Description: | xx, 201 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6006387 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword
- Portal: At the Dawn
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part 1. The Florescence of Maya Spirituality
- Chapter 1. A New Cycle of Light: The Public Emergence of Maya Spirituality
- Chapter 2. Maya Cosmovision and Spirituality: Selecting, Examining, and Stretching Out Filaments of Light
- Part 2. A Cultural Inheritance
- Chapter 3. Ajq'ijab': "To Enter the Mystery Is Our Reality"
- Part 3. The Aesthetics of Space, Time, and Movement
- Chapter 4. Sacred Geography: Reciprocity, Ritual Sites, and Quatrefoil Mapping
- Chapter 5. The Calendar: Unbundling, Interpreting, and Appropriating the Chol Q'ij
- Chapter 6. Ceremony: The Fire Speaks
- Part 4. Thinking, Contemplating, and Acting into the Future
- Chapter 7. The Ancient Things Received from Our Parents Are Not Lost
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
