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The Maya class of the priests is sometimes thought to have emerged from a pre-existing network of shamans as social complexity grew. The classic Siberian shaman is characterised by his intimate relationship with one or several helper spirits, 'ecstatic' voyages into non-human realms, and often operates individually, on behalf of his clients.
Maya textiles (k’apak) are the clothing and other textile arts of the Maya peoples, indigenous peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Belize. Women have traditionally created textiles in Maya society , and textiles were a significant form of ancient Maya art and religious beliefs .
Early Maya script had appeared on the Pacific coast of Guatemala by the late 1st century AD, or early 2nd century. [278] Similarities between the Isthmian script and Early Maya script of the Pacific coast suggest that the two systems developed in tandem. [279] By about AD 250, the Maya script had become a more formalised and consistent writing ...
The early Maya style of sculpture spread throughout this network. [25] Takalik Abaj and Chocolá were two of the most important cities on the Pacific coastal plain during the Late Preclassic, [ 26 ] and Komchen grew to become an important site in northern Yucatán during the Preclassic.
Clerical clothing is non-liturgical clothing worn exclusively by clergy. It is distinct from vestments in that it is not reserved specifically for use in the liturgy . Practices vary: clerical clothing is sometimes worn under vestments, and sometimes as the everyday clothing or street wear of a priest , minister , or other clergy member.
The Maya prepared for battle but the Spanish horses and firearms quickly decided the outcome. The defeated Chontal Maya lords offered gold, food, clothing and a group of young women in tribute to the victors. [114] Among these women was a young Maya noblewoman called Malintzin, [114] who was given the Spanish name Marina.
Nowadays, a 'daykeeper', [63] [64] or divinatory priest, may stand in front of a fire, and pray in Maya to entities such as the 260 days; the cardinal directions; the ancestors of those present; important Mayan towns and archaeological sites; lakes, caves, or volcanoes; and deities taken from published editions of the Popol Vuh. People also ...
A Classic period Maya polity was a small kingdom (ajawil, ajawlel, ajawlil) headed by a hereditary ruler – ajaw, later kʼuhul ajaw. [5] Both terms appear in early Colonial texts including Papeles de Paxbolón [6] where they are used as synonyms for Aztec and Spanish terms for rulers and their domains.