The Maya and Catholicism: An Encounter of Worldviews

by John D. Early

Mayan ethnographer John Early examines the centuries-long speculation about why the ritual calendars of the Mayan Indians in Guatemala and the regions of Chiapas and Yucatan in Mexico revolve around festivals in honor of the Catholic saints. During these festivals, at the insistence of the Maya, a Catholic priest comes to their villages to celebrate mass and baptize newborns. Refuting the often-repeated thesis of a "spiritual conquest" by the Spaniards...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813030250
• ISBN13: 9780813030258
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: University Press of Florida
• Length: 311 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.1"