Rituals of Sacrifice: Walking the Face of the Earth on the Sacred Path of the Sun

by Vincent Stanzione

Book Overview

Living and working among the Tz'utujil Maya people of Santiago Atitl n in highland Guatemala for some fifteen years, Vincent Stanzione has observed, photographed, and participated in their ritual and ceremonial life, which he describes with unique authority in this account of the continuities in Mayan culture from pre-Columbian times to the present.

"This book represents both a confirmation and an innovation in the scholarship and field...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826329179
• ISBN13: 9780826329172
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.0" x 10.0"