TY  - BOOK
AU  - Palka,Joel W.
TI  - Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes: insights from archaeology, history, and ethnography 
T2  - Archaeologies of landscape in the Americas series
SN  - 9781306861854
AV  - F1435.3.R56 P35 2014eb
U1  - 299.7/842299.8 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Albuquerque
PB  - University of New Mexico Press
KW  - Mayas
KW  - Rites and ceremonies
KW  - Religion
KW  - Sacred space
KW  - Mexico
KW  - Central America
KW  - Pilgrims and pilgrimages
KW  - Rites et cérémonies
KW  - Lieux sacrés
KW  - Mexique
KW  - Amérique centrale
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Spirituality
KW  - Paganism & Neo-Paganism
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-359) and index; Ritual landscapes, pilgrimage, and cultures in the southern Maya region -- Pilgrimage, ritual landscapes, and material culture -- Ritual landscapes, communicating places, and community -- Homes of the earth lords : Maya caves, ruins, and boulders -- Creation and the moon goddess : Maya islands and ritual waters -- Mountains of sustenance and cliffs of paradise in Maya pilgrimage -- Conclusions : interpreting Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage
N2  - "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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