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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
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Maya Pilgrimage to Ritual Landscapes: Insights from Archaeology, History, and Ethnography

Maya Pilgrimage to Ritual Landscapes: Insights from Archaeology, History, and Ethnography

Palka, Joel W.

Hardcover

Series: Archaeologies of Landscape in the Americas

AnthropologyArchaeologyGeneral Latin American History

ISBN10: 0826354742
ISBN13: 9780826354747
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: Jul 1 2014
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.63
Height: 1.20 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English

Pilgrimage to ritually significant places is a part of daily life in the Maya world. These journeys involve important social and practical concerns, such as the maintenance of food sources and world order. Frequent pilgrimages to ceremonial hills to pay offerings to spiritual forces for good harvests, for instance, are just as necessary for farming as planting fields. Why has Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes prevailed from the distant past and why are journeys to ritual landscapes important in Maya religion? How can archaeologists recognize Maya pilgrimage, and how does it compare to similar behavior at ritual landscapes around the world? The author addresses these questions and others through cross-cultural comparisons, archaeological data, and ethnographic insights.

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