Maya Shamanism Today: Connecting with the Cosmos in Rural Yucatan (Revised Second Edition) - Softcover

Bruce Love

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0982133324 ISBN 13: 9780982133323

Publisher: Precolumbia Mesoweb Press, 2012

Synopsis

Noted anthropologist Bruce Love's classic text on Maya shamanism is now revised and fully illustrated with color photographs by the author. A first-hand account based on years of fieldwork, it tells how Maya shamans in Yucatan manipulate and orchestrate the spirit world that surrounds them. Spirit beings can be allies or enemies, helpers or pranksters, life givers or death dealers. The shaman with his rituals and ceremonies guides his fellow villagers through this cosmic jungle. Dr. Bruce Love, Ph.D., has written a landmark book on Maya shamanism as practiced in Yucatan today, representing 30 years of fieldwork among the living Maya in remote forest villages and hamlets. More than 75 color photographs show details of ceremonies never before seen in the anthropological literature. Love's narrative and analysis come from living in the villages, speaking Mayan, gaining the trust of the local Maya shamans, and participating in the ceremonies. Written for the general reader, these eye-witness accounts go below the surface and into the consciousness of the Maya people themselves.

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About the Author

Bruce Love has been traveling and doing fieldwork in Mesoamerica since the 1970s. He received his doctorate from UCLA in 1986 and is the author of 'The Paris Codex: Handbook for a Maya Priest' as well as of numerous chapters and articles on Maya hieroglyphs, colonial Maya literature, and contemporary Maya religion and ritual. His fieldwork continues in Guatemala, Belize, and Mexico. In addition to his archaeology and anthropology, he is president of a non-profit organization, MAM, which supports teaching the hieroglyphs and calendar to the living Maya throughout the region.

Edition details

• Publisher: Precolumbia Mesoweb Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0982133324
• ISBN 13: 9780982133323
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 152