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UNINA9910463548103321 |
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Autore |
Palka Joel W. |
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Titolo |
Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscape : insights from archaeology, history, and ethnography / / Joel W. Palka ; cover and interior design, Catherine Leonardo |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (392 p.) |
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Collana |
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Archaeologies of Landscapes in the Americas Series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mayas - Religion |
Pilgrims and pilgrimages - Mexico |
Mayas - Rites and ceremonies |
Sacred space - Central America |
Sacred space - Mexico |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Ritual landscapes, pilgrimage, and cultures in the southern Maya region -- Pilgrimage, ritual landscapes, and material culture -- Ritual landscapes, communicating places, and community -- Homes of the earth lords : Maya caves, ruins, and boulders -- Creation and the moon goddess : Maya islands and ritual waters -- Mountains of sustenance and cliffs of paradise in Maya pilgrimage -- Conclusions : interpreting Maya ritual landscapes and pilgrimage. |
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"Pilgrimage to ritually significant places is a part of daily life in the Maya world. These journeys involve important social and practical concerns, such as the maintenance of food sources and world order. Frequent pilgrimages to ceremonial hills to pay offerings to spiritual forces for good harvests, for instance, are just as necessary for farming as planting fields. Why has Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscapes prevailed from the distant past and why are journeys to ritual landscapes important in Maya religion? How can archaeologists recognize Maya pilgrimage, and how does it compare to similar |
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behavior at ritual landscapes around the world? The author addresses these questions and others through cross-cultural comparisons, archaeological data, and ethnographic insights. "-- |
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UNINA9910698725603321 |
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Titolo |
Draft recovery plan for the prairie species of western Oregon and southwestern Washington [[electronic resource] ] : Fender's blue butterfly (icaricia icarioides fenderi), erigeron decumbens var. decumbens (Willamette daisy), lomatium bradshawii (Bradshaw's lomatium), lupinus sulphureus ssp. kincaidii (Kincaid's lupine), sidalcea nelsoniana (Nelson's checker-mallow) |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Portland, Or. : , : Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, , [2008] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (224 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Soggetti |
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Endangered plants - Oregon |
Endangered plants - Washington (State) |
Wildlife recovery - Oregon |
Wildlife recovery - Washington (State) |
Plant conservation - Oregon |
Plant conservation - Washington (State) |
Endangered plants |
Plant conservation |
Wildlife recovery |
Oregon |
Washington (State) |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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