Religious Transformation in Maya Guatemala

Religious Transformation in Maya Guatemala
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Publisher : University of New Mexico Press
Total Pages : 436
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ISBN-10 : 9780826362254
ISBN-13 : 0826362257
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Book Synopsis Religious Transformation in Maya Guatemala by : John P. Hawkins

Download or read book Religious Transformation in Maya Guatemala written by John P. Hawkins and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on over fifty years of research and data collected by field-school students, Hawkins argues that two factors--cultural collapse and systematic social and economic exclusion--explain the recent religious transformation of Maya Guatemala and the style and emotional intensity through which that transformation is expressed.


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