Add to ORKGThis paper examines ritual in Classic Maya art of the Usamacinta River drainage, focusing on blood sacrifice, its iconography and symbolism, then looks at contemporary Maya ritual in highland Chiapas, Mexico. Connections between the two are made, emphasizing the continuity of Maya culture in Mesoamerica, and suggestions are made for current archaeological investigations in the Maya area
Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-135)The purpose of this study was to examine and an...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
Research conducted on the Northern Vaca Plateau in west-central Belize has discovered numerous caves...
s tudents of ancient Mexican religion have long rec- ognized that the offering of human blood to god...
Bibliography: pages [101]-107.In this thesis, I will examine the role of Maya religion, evidence for...
Human sacrifice was a common phenomenon in many cultures of the New World. The evidence of these rit...
This master's thesis deals with sacrifice by decapitation. Its goal is to describe systematicaly thi...
A paradox of sorts existed in Mesoamerica around the time following the demise of Tula, one that inv...
For decades, archaeologists have researched the fascinating finds of Aztec sacrifice. Evidence of th...
My dissertation research explores the relationship between human sacrifice and power by examining th...
By focusing on Maya ritual symbolism found in the iconography and archaeology of the pre-contact New...
The principal goal of this research is to elucidate the relationship between ancient Maya social org...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
The ballgame existed as an integral facet of Mayan life. Ritual and mythic expression are inextricab...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-135)The purpose of this study was to examine and an...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
Research conducted on the Northern Vaca Plateau in west-central Belize has discovered numerous caves...
s tudents of ancient Mexican religion have long rec- ognized that the offering of human blood to god...
Bibliography: pages [101]-107.In this thesis, I will examine the role of Maya religion, evidence for...
Human sacrifice was a common phenomenon in many cultures of the New World. The evidence of these rit...
This master's thesis deals with sacrifice by decapitation. Its goal is to describe systematicaly thi...
A paradox of sorts existed in Mesoamerica around the time following the demise of Tula, one that inv...
For decades, archaeologists have researched the fascinating finds of Aztec sacrifice. Evidence of th...
My dissertation research explores the relationship between human sacrifice and power by examining th...
By focusing on Maya ritual symbolism found in the iconography and archaeology of the pre-contact New...
The principal goal of this research is to elucidate the relationship between ancient Maya social org...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
The ballgame existed as an integral facet of Mayan life. Ritual and mythic expression are inextricab...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-135)The purpose of this study was to examine and an...
Religious rituals that are painful or highly stressful are hypothesized to be costly signs of commit...
Research conducted on the Northern Vaca Plateau in west-central Belize has discovered numerous caves...