Exploring Maya Ritual Caves: Dark Secrets from the Maya Underworld - Rilegato

Chladek, Stanislav

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ISBN 10: 0759119872 ISBN 13: 9780759119871

Casa editrice: Altamira Pr, 2011

Riassunto

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.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Stanislav Chládek, once a world champion whitewater kayaker, had a long career as a professor of chemistry, ran a business in Michigan importing English sea kayaks, and recently has studied Native American rock art and the Aleutian Islands, by kayak, in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution. In his latest research on the Maya, he was on occasion the first non-Maya to enter some caves.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Altamira Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0759119872
• ISBN 13: 9780759119871
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 228
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile