Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlan 9780292789838, 0292712375, 0292712421, 0292789831

A study of a major piece of modern Mayan religious art.

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Art and Society in a Highland Maya Community: The Altarpiece of Santiago Atitlan
9780292789838, 0292712375, 0292712421, 0292789831

This book is a study of a major piece of modern Mayan religious art.

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This compelling ethnography explores the issue of cultural continuity and change as it has unfolded in the representativ

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The white-tailed deer had a prominent status in Maya civilization: it was the most important wild-animal food source at

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Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirm

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This compelling ethnography explores the issue of cultural continuity and change as it has unfolded in the representativ

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Whereas most previous work on Maya healing has focused on ritual and symbolism, this book presents evidence that confirm

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This nuanced account explores Maya mythology through the lens of art, text, and culture. It offers an important reexamin

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From the time when archaeologists first began to discover the civilization's spectacular ruins, Mexico's Mayan

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Following on the work he began in Conscience and Coercion: Ahmadi Muslims and Orthodoxy in Pakistan, Antonio Gualtieri r

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