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In the Maw of the Earth Monster - Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use (Paperback)
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In the Maw of the Earth Monster - Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use (Paperback)
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As portals to the supernatural realm that creates and animates the
universe, caves have always been held sacred by the peoples of
Mesoamerica. From ancient times to the present, Mesoamericans have
made pilgrimages to caves for ceremonies ranging from rituals of
passage to petitions for rain and a plentiful harvest. So important
were caves to the pre-Hispanic peoples that they are mentioned in
Maya hieroglyphic writing and portrayed in the Central Mexican and
Oaxacan pictorial codices. Many ancient settlements were located in
proximity to caves. This volume gathers papers from twenty
prominent Mesoamerican archaeologists, linguists, and ethnographers
to present a state-of-the-art survey of ritual cave use in
Mesoamerica from Pre-Columbian times to the present. Organized
geographically, the book examines cave use in Central Mexico,
Oaxaca, and the Maya region. Some reports present detailed site
studies, while others offer new theoretical understandings of cave
rituals. As a whole, the collection validates cave study as the
cutting edge of scientific investigation of indigenous ritual and
belief. It confirms that the indigenous religious system of
Mesoamerica was and still is much more terrestrially focused that
has been generally appreciated.
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