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Cook, Garrett W., 1947-

Indigenous religion and cultural performance in the new Maya world [electronic resource] / Garrett W. Cook and Thomas A. Offit ; with a contribution from Rhonda Taube. - Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xxxix, 200 p. :) ill. ;

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-188) and index.

"Based on more than thirty years of ethnographic fieldwork in Highland Guatemala, this study of Maya diviners, shamans, ritual dancers, and religious brotherhoods describes the radical changes in traditional Maya religious practice wrought by economic globalization and political turmoil"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN: 9780826353191 0826353193

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cofradías (Latin America)--Guatemala--Momostenango.
Shamanism--Guatemala--Momostenango.
Festivals--Guatemala--Momostenango.
Mayas--Social life and customs.--Guatemala--Momostenango
Mayas--Rites and ceremonies.--Guatemala--Momostenango
Mayas--Religion.--Guatemala--Momostenango

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Momostenango (Guatemala)--Social life and customs.
Momostenango (Guatemala)--Religious life and customs.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F1465.1.M66 / C66 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 299.7/842