The ancient spirituality of the modern Maya
By: Thomas Hart.
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Albuquerque
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780826343505
Subjects: Mayas -- Guatemala -- Religion; Mayas -- Guatemala -- Rites and ceremonies; Maya mythology -- Guatemala
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-260) and index.
Table of contents: title: All god's children : the coming of Christianity; title: Adoring the world : the Mayan vision of god; title: Sacred time : the Mayan calendar; title: Presents for the world : Mayan ceremonies; title: Sacred places : shrines and altars; title: You need the driver : the Mayan priesthood; title: Putting a question : divination; title: The owners of sickness : illness and curing; title: Here is our mother : corn and the Maya; title: Enchanted hills : spirits of the earth; title: Stones of the world : ancient relics; title: A different person, a different god : Maximin and the saints; title: Sometimes the dream is true : revelations in dreams; title: They give signs : animal portents; title: "We say there's no heaven and there's no hell" : death and after; title: Coming out of the shadows : Mayan spirituality in the modern world.