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The Ch'ol Maya of Chiapas
Karen Bassie-Sweet; Robert M. Laughlin, Nicholas A Hopkins, Andrés Brizuela Casimir
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R938
Discovery Miles 9 380
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The Ch’ol Maya who live in the western Mexican state of Chiapas
are direct descendants of the Maya of the Classic period. Exploring
their history and culture, volume editor Karen Bassie-Sweet and the
other authors assembled here uncover clear continuity between
contemporary Maya rituals and beliefs and their ancient
counterparts. With evocative and thoughtful essays by leading
scholars of Maya culture, The Ch’ol Maya of Chiapas, the first
collection to focus fully on the Ch’ol Maya, takes readers deep
into ancient caves and reveals new dimensions of Ch’ol cosmology.
In contemporary Ch’ol culture the contributors find a wealth of
historical material that they then interweave with archaeological
data to yield surprising and illuminating insights. The colonial
and twentieth-century descendants of the Postclassic period Ch’ol
and Lacandon Ch’ol, for instance, provide a window on the history
and conquest of the early Maya. Several authors examine Early
Classic paintings in the Ch’ol ritual cave known as Jolja that
document ancient cave ceremonies not unlike Ch’ol rituals
performed today, such as petitioning a cave-dwelling mountain
spirit for health, rain, and abundant harvests. Other essays
investigate deities identified with caves, mountains, lightning,
and meteors to trace the continuity of ancient Maya beliefs through
the centuries, in particular the ancient origin of contemporary
rituals centering on the Ch’ol mountain deity Don Juan. An
appendix containing three Ch’ol folktales and their English
translations rounds out the volume. Charting paths literal and
figurative to earlier trade routes, pre-Columbian sites, and
ancient rituals and beliefs, The Ch’ol Maya of Chiapas opens a
fresh, richly informed perspective on Maya culture as it has
evolved and endured over the ages.
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The Ch'ol Maya of Chiapas (Hardcover)
Karen Bassie-Sweet; Contributions by Robert M. Laughlin, Nicholas A Hopkins, Andrés Brizuela Casimir
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R1,403
Discovery Miles 14 030
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Ch'ol Maya who live in the western Mexican state of Chiapas are
direct descendants of the Maya of the Classic period. Exploring
their history and culture, volume editor Karen Bassie-Sweet and the
other authors assembled here uncover clear continuity between
contemporary Maya rituals and beliefs and their ancient
counterparts. With evocative and thoughtful essays by leading
scholars of Maya culture, The Ch'ol Maya of Chiapas, the first
collection to focus fully on the Ch'ol Maya, takes readers deep
into ancient caves and reveals new dimensions of Ch'ol cosmology.
In contemporary Ch'ol culture the contributors find a wealth of
historical material that they then interweave with archaeological
data to yield surprising and illuminating insights. The colonial
and twentieth-century descendants of the Postclassic period Ch'ol
and Lacandon Ch'ol, for instance, provide a window on the history
and conquest of the early Maya. Several authors examine Early
Classic paintings in the Ch'ol ritual cave known as Jolja that
document ancient cave ceremonies not unlike Ch'ol rituals performed
today, such as petitioning a cave-dwelling mountain spirit for
health, rain, and abundant harvests. Other essays investigate
deities identified with caves, mountains, lightning, and meteors to
trace the continuity of ancient Maya beliefs through the centuries,
in particular the ancient origin of contemporary rituals centering
on the Ch'ol mountain deity Don Juan. An appendix containing three
Ch'ol folktales and their English translations rounds out the
volume. Charting paths literal and figurative to earlier trade
routes, pre-Columbian sites, and ancient rituals and beliefs, The
Ch'ol Maya of Chiapas opens a fresh, richly informed perspective on
Maya culture as it has evolved and endured over the ages.
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