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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 [N.M.] : University of New Mexico Press, c2013. - 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"--Front jkt. flap.

ISBN: 9780826353191 (electronic bk.) 0826353193 (electronic bk.)

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

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

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

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

Dewey Class. No.: 299.7/842