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In the Maw of the Earth Monster: Mesoamerican Ritual Cave Use (Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)

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 | #3207318 in Books |  2010-08-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x1.25 x6.13l,1.44 | File type: PDF | 448 pages

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||9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.| In the Maw|By Cheryl Claassen|Super book. Every article has new information either about pilgrimages to caves, cave rituals, cave ritual specialists, offerings, use of interior space in caves, or relationships of caves to surface sites. I have read and reread several of the chapters and wish that every US archaeologist would read this book. Alan Sandstrom has written an exce| |"This volume on Mesoamerican ritual cave use is a significant achievement on the editors' part and a major contribution to cave research. It is also a landmark in research on religion, ritual, and worldview in Maya studies as a whole." (Journal of Latin Am

As portals to the supernatural realm that creates and animates the universe, caves have always been held sacred by the peoples of Mesoamerica. From ancient times to the present, Mesoamericans have made pilgrimages to caves for ceremonies ranging from rituals of passage to petitions for rain and a plentiful harvest. So important were caves to the pre-Hispanic peoples that they are mentioned in Maya hieroglyphic writing and portrayed in the Central Mexican and Oaxacan p...

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