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1) The Maya
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
c1991
Physical Desc
127 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Maya Indians. Includes a picture essay on their crafts.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 69 minutes) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
‘Mayan Renaissance’ is a feature length film which documents the glory of the ancient Mayan civilization, the Spanish conquest in 1519, five hundred years of oppression, and the courageous fight of the Maya to reclaim their voice and determine their own future, in Guatemala and throughout Central America. This elegant, beautiful, and thought provoking film shares their vision for the future, their call for a long-foretold renaissance of Mayan...
3) The Mayas
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
31 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
4) Ancestral
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
205 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Language
Español
Author
Publisher
Thrums LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
viii, 214 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Enter the Maya world through the pages of this book. Understand the roots of Maya culture and costume as it is expressed in their ancient history and legends, and in their ever-evolving, colorful, beautifully handcrafted dress. You will see exquisite gauze fabrics that trace their origins from the 9th century AD to a present-day lowland village, festival wear that blends Roman Catholicism and paganism, reverence and mockery, gloriously brocaded and...
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xxxix, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Based on more than thirty years of ethnographic fieldwork in Highland Guatemala, this study of Maya diviners, shamans, ritual dancers, and religious brotherhoods describes the radical changes in traditional Maya religious practice wrought by economic globalization and political turmoil--Provided by publisher.
16) The living Maya
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 232 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This series documents life in a Yucatan village, focusing on one family over the course of a year. The films explore the ancient agricultural and religious customs that ground contemporary Maya life in traditional values - even as modern Mexico comes to the village. In Maya, Spanish, and English, with English subtitles. Film Festivals, Screenings, Awards CINE Golden Eagle Award PBS national broadcasts Margaret Mead Film Festival honoree Choice Outstanding...
Publisher
University Press of Colorado
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xi, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
""Examines and reconstructs the original indigenous logic behind sorcery, analyzing manifestations from the early Olmec to the ethnographic present. While the topic of sorcery and witchcraft in anthropology is well developed in other areas of the world, it has received little academic attention in Mexico and Central America region until now"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
The University of Arizona Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xii, 179 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The story of sugarcane and rum production in the Caribbean has been told many times. But few know the bittersweet story of sugar and rum in the jungles of the Yucatán Peninsula during the nineteenth century. This is much more than history of a coveted commodity. Instead, this book offers a deeper understanding of the work and lives of the Maya laborers who toiled on the haciendas to harvest and produce"--
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