Living with the ancestors
Subtitle: kinship and kingship in ancient Maya society
By: Patricia A. McAnany.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 213
Subjects: Mayas -- Kinship; Mayas -- Kings and rulers; Mayas -- Genealogy; Ancestor worship -- Mexico; Ancestor worship -- Central America
Description: "Argues that ancestor veneration is a fundamental feature of the Maya cultural tradition at all socioeconomic levels. Uses ethnographic, ethnohistorical, and archaeological information to explore relationships among ancestors, lineages, and land tenure on the one hand, and systems of social inequality and political power on the other"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-203) and index.