Water and Ritual: The Rise and Fall of Classic Maya Rulers

by Lisa Joyce Lucero

Book Overview

In the southern Maya lowlands, rainfall provided the primary and, in some areas, the only source of water for people and crops. Classic Maya kings sponsored elaborate public rituals that affirmed their close ties to the supernatural world and their ability to intercede with deities and ancestors to ensure an adequate amount of rain, which was then stored to provide water during the four-to-five-month dry season. As long as the rains came, Maya...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292726112
• ISBN13: 9780292726116
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 269 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"