| Balancing the World: Contemporary Maya "ajq'ijab" in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Contributor(s): Fitjar, Daniel Croles (Author) |
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ISBN: 3631654731 ISBN-13: 9783631654736 Publisher: Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W OUR PRICE: $59.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Ethnic & Tribal - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Sociology Of Religion |
| Dewey: 972.818 |
| LCCN: 2014034021 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.4" (0.66 lbs) 140 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Balancing the World, the author illuminates what an ajq'ij, or daykeeper , is by presenting material he collected in a series of interviews with practitioners of Maya spirituality. Frequently labeled as Maya priests, shamans, spiritual guides, or even witches, the men and women called ajq'ijab do a variety of work to help their visitors, their ancestors, the spirits and the world itself. Nine interviewees from the Quetzaltenango area in the Guatemalan highlands tell about how they cure and avert illness, perform divinations, communicate with the ancestors and do their part in balancing the world. Most of them agree that they have been chosen for this responsibility and they see it as both a gift and a burden. |