Maya history and religion thompson pdf

1970 the collection of papers on Maya History and Religion with its fundamental study of the great god Itzam Na. Thompson officially retired in 1958, and returned to England, where he settled at Ashdon in Essex, within easy reach of the libraries of Cambridge and London, at a house named "Harvard" Maya History and Religion (The Civilization of the American Indian Series) by Thompson, J. Eric S. (1990) Paperback on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes A more critical evaluation suggests that Votan was a culture hero of the Tzeltal whose story may be based on that of a ruler who lived in the vicinity of Teopisca, Chiapas during the Postclassic period. He was referred to as "Lord of the Horizontal Wooden Drum" and "jaguar god of darkness" (ak'bal), and his name was one of twenty day names in the Tzeltal calendar. The ancient Maya maintained a complex religion. The multifaceted gods and rituals have even persisted in today's Maya culture, however syncretized they have become. Their ideologies of creation, sacrifice, sacredness, and multiplicity are key to understanding the Maya religion. Entre los temas tratados estan la expansion de los mayas putunes en Yucatan, el despoblamiento de la zona central maya en tiempos de la conquista, la localizacion del controvertido limite oriental del ambito maya, las relaciones comerciales entre las tierras altas y las bajas, el empleo de los alucinogenos y el tabaco, la religion, los mitos y los ritos The Maya were deeply religious, and worshiped various gods related to nature, including the gods of the sun, the moon, rain and corn. and more about their history and culture became known Maya History and Religion by J Eric S Thompson starting at $1.45. Maya History and Religion has 2 available editions to buy at Alibris period-ending Maya calendar dates commemorated in Classic period inscription 3 1.2 Map of the Maya region and sites mentioned in the text 5 1.3 Map of the central and eastern region of the Maya Lowlands and major sites mentioned in the text 6 1.4 Sylvanus Morley and Eric Thompson with their consorts at Chichen Itza during the CIW excavations 7 It's a fascinating topic and archaeologist J. Eric S. Thompson covers their history as well as many other facets of their lives. While the first part of the book is rather dense for those of us who don't specialize in this field, the second half is easier going and addresses the Maya's achievements, daily life and religion. Sir J. Eric S. Thompson. Thompson devoted his life to the study of Mayan culture and was able to extensively decipher early Mayan glyphs, determining that, contrary to prevailing belief, they contained historical as well as ritualistic and religious records. He also discovered that present-day Mexican Indians preserve many ancestral customs. Believing that Maya studies today are "suffering from imbalance," J. Eric S. Thompson here approaches Maya history and religion from the standpoint of ethno-history. Present-day archaeologists often tend to restrict their curiosity to their excavations and social anthropologists to observe the modern Maya as members of a somewhat primitive MAYA HISTORY AND RELIGION by Thompson, J. Eric S Book condition: Paperback in very good condition. Book Description University of Oklahoma Press, 1990. MAYA HI