At the edge of the world : caves and late classic Maya world view
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At the edge of the world : caves and late classic Maya world view
University of Oklahoma Press, c1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-240) and index
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This work evaluates late classic Maya cosmology, based on the rituals recorded in their art and hieroglyphic writings as well as in later sources. The author proposes that the borders of the Maya community were defined by local caves which represented the domain of guardian deities.
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