War in the land of true peace : the fight for Maya sacred places /
For the ancient and modern Maya, geographic features like caves, mountains, springs and abandoned cities are viewed as powerful entities who need to be given regular offerings. As a result, Guatemala's Northern Transversal Strip has been a battle ground between foreign powers and local independ...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Norman :
University of Oklahoma Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | For the ancient and modern Maya, geographic features like caves, mountains, springs and abandoned cities are viewed as powerful entities who need to be given regular offerings. As a result, Guatemala's Northern Transversal Strip has been a battle ground between foreign powers and local independence movements over several thousand years. |
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| Physical Description: | xxvi, 295 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780806162812 0806162813 |