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The burden of the ancients : Maya ceremonies of world renewal from the Pre-Columbian period to the present / Allen J. Christenson.

Author/creator Christenson, Allen J., 1957- author.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info Austin : University of Texas Press, [2016]
Descriptionx, 363 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Subject(s)
Mayas--Rites and ceremonies.
Mayas--Religion.
Mayas--Religious life and customs.
Tzutuhil Indians--Religion.
Tzutuhil Indians--Rites and ceremonies.
Holy Week--Guatemala --Santiago Atitlán.
Santiago Atitlán (Guatemala)--Religious life and customs.
Series The Linda Schele series in Maya and Pre-Columbian studies
Linda Schele series in Maya and pre-Columbian studies. ^A441638
Contents Pre-Columbian rituals of world renewal in Yucatan -- New year's ceremonies in the Maya highlands -- Easter and the Spanish conquest -- Post-conquest ceremonies of world renewal -- Holy Monday -- Holy Tuesday -- Holy Wednesday -- Holy Thursday -- Good Friday -- Aftermath and conclusions.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 337-351) and index.
LCCN 2016003027
ISBN9781477309957 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN1477309950 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9781477309964 (library ebook)
ISBN1477309969 (library ebook)
ISBN9781477309971 (nonlibrary ebooks)
ISBN1477309977 (nonlibrary ebooks)
ISBN9781477310267
ISBN1477310266
Other class# Z UA380.8 C462bu

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