1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463548103321

Autore

Palka Joel W.

Titolo

Maya pilgrimage to ritual landscape : insights from archaeology, history, and ethnography / / Joel W. Palka ; cover and interior design, Catherine Leonardo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, New Mexico : , : University of New Mexico Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8263-5475-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Archaeologies of Landscapes in the Americas Series

Disciplina

299.7/842

Soggetti

Mayas - Religion

Pilgrims and pilgrimages - Mexico

Mayas - Rites and ceremonies

Sacred space - Central America

Sacred space - Mexico

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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



behavior at ritual landscapes around the world? The author addresses these questions and others through cross-cultural comparisons, archaeological data, and ethnographic insights. "--

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910698725603321

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)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Portland, Or. : , : Region 1, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 unnumbered pages) : illustrations, maps

Soggetti

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)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"August 2008."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.