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Exploring Maya Ritual Caves

Dark Secrets from the Maya Underworld
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 2011

Summary

Exploring Maya Ritual Caves offers a rare survey and explication of most of the known ancient Maya ritual caves in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The caves were the Maya underworld, where rituals, including animal and human sacrifice, were carried out. The Maya cave cult and mythology, construction and modification of the caves, and cult art and artifacts are discussed. Chládek, an intrepid explorer, then describes important caves that he has recently visited and provides photos of their wonders.



Bibliographic data

Copyright year
2011
ISBN-Print
978-0-7591-1987-1
ISBN-Online
978-0-7591-1989-5
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
228
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Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. Acknowledgments No access
  1. Introduction No access Pages 1 - 2
  2. Chronology No access Pages 3 - 4
  3. Ch01. The Maya and Their World No access Pages 5 - 18
  4. Ch02. Caves and the Maya No access Pages 19 - 100
  5. Ch03. Journeys into the Underworld No access Pages 101 - 188
  6. Conclusion No access Pages 189 - 194
  7. Glossary No access Pages 195 - 198
  8. Bibliography No access Pages 199 - 208
  9. Notes No access Pages 209 - 212
  10. Index No access Pages 213 - 226
  11. About the Author No access Pages 227 - 228

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