Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes : insights from archaeology, history, and ethnography / Joel W. Palka.
2014
F1435.3.R56 P35 2014eb
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Title
Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes : insights from archaeology, history, and ethnography / Joel W. Palka.
ISBN
9780826354754 (electronic book)
9780826354747
9780826354747
Published
Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2014.
Copyright
©2014
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps.
Call Number
F1435.3.R56 P35 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
299.7/842
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. "-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Series
Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series.
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Table of Contents
Ritual landscapes, pilgrimage, and cultures in the southern Maya region
Pilgrimage, ritual landscapes, and material culture
Ritual landscapes, communicating places, and community
Homes of the earth lords : Maya caves, ruins, and boulders
Creation and the moon goddess : Maya islands and ritual waters
Mountains of sustenance and cliffs of paradise in Maya pilgrimage
Conclusions : interpreting Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage.
Pilgrimage, ritual landscapes, and material culture
Ritual landscapes, communicating places, and community
Homes of the earth lords : Maya caves, ruins, and boulders
Creation and the moon goddess : Maya islands and ritual waters
Mountains of sustenance and cliffs of paradise in Maya pilgrimage
Conclusions : interpreting Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage.