Rituals of Sacrifice: Walking the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun : A Journey Through the Tz'Utujil Maya World of Santiago Atitlan

Rituals of Sacrifice: Walking the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun : A Journey Through the Tz'Utujil Maya World of Santiago Atitlan

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Book Description
Living and working among the Tz'utujil Maya people of Santiago Atitlán in highland Guatemala for some fifteen years, Vincent Stanzione has observed, photographed, and participated in their ritual and ceremonial life, which he describes with unique authority in this account of the continuities in Mayan culture from pre-Columbian times to the present. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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The first North American edition of Stanzione's longterm observations of traditional Maya ceremonies in Guatemala. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Rituals of Sacrifice: Walking the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun : A Journey Through the Tz'Utujil Maya World of Santiago Atitlan

Rituals of Sacrifice: Walking the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun : A Journey Through the Tz'Utujil Maya World of Santiago Atitlan,Vincent James Stanzione,Paul Harbaugh,Angelika Bauer,Brenda Cassidy,University of New Mexico Press,0826329179,Anthropology - Cultural,Ethnic Studies - Native American Studies - Tribes,Guatemala,Human sacrifice,Religion,Religious life and customs,Rites and ceremonies,Santiago Atitlan (Guatemala),Santiago Atitlâan,Social Science,Sociology,Tzutuhil Indians,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,Indigenous peoples

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