Contemporary Maya spirituality [electronic resource] : the ancient ways are not lost / Jean Molesky-Poz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Molesky-Poz, Jean, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas--Religion.

Mayas.

Mayas--Guatemala--Social life and customs.

Maya calendar--Guatemala.

Maya calendar.

Rites and ceremonies--Guatemala.

Rites and ceremonies.

Guatemala--Social life and customs.

Guatemala.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

No detailed description available for "Contemporary Maya Spirituality".

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Portal: At the Dawn

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1. THE FLORESCENCE OF MAYA SPIRITUALITY

CHAPTER 1. A New Cycle of Light: The Public Emergence of Maya Spirituality

CHAPTER 2. Maya Cosmovision and Spirituality: Selecting, Examining, and Stretching Out Filaments of Light

Part 2. A CULTURAL INHERITANCE

CHAPTER 3. Ajq'ijab': "To Enter the Mystery Is Our Reality"

Part 3. THE AESTHETICS OF SPACE, TIME, AND MOVEMENT

CHAPTER 4. Sacred Geography: Reciprocity, Ritual Sites, and Quatrefoil Mapping

CHAPTER 5. The Calendar: Unbundling, Interpreting, and Appropriating the Chol Q'ij

CHAPTER 6. Ceremony: The Fire Speaks

Part 4. THINKING, CONTEMPLATING, AND ACTING INTO THE FUTURE

CHAPTER 7. The Ancient Things Received from Our Parents Are Not Lost

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-191) and index.

ISBN:

0-292-79581-5

OCLC:

605538410