(The Conversation) — The skies and the gods were inseparable in Maya culture. Astronomers kept careful track of events like eclipses in order to perform the renewal ceremonies to continue the world’s ...

(The Conversation) — Broken mirrors can be associated with bad luck, but for the ancient Maya, a cracked mirror was often desirable. (The Conversation) — Some people fear that breaking a mirror can ...

The Mayan mythology gods and goddesses are filled with rich history, rituals, and mysteries — some of which we still uncover today — and some of which you can see in sculpture form when you visit the ...

Max Weber was wrong about disenchantment. With the shift in global Christianity—away from the North Atlantic quadrant to the new center of gravity in the South and East—the news item might just as ...

Introduction : understanding Maya religion in the new millennium -- 1. The Fiesta Patronál in historical context : the festival system and anthropological theory -- 2. Santiago and the Cofradía : ...