Into the Heart of the Turtle: Caves, Ritual, and Power in Ancient Central Yucatan, Mexico

Creator

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Publication Date

May 2014

Type

Dissertation

Abstract

This dissertation examines ancient Maya cave ritual within the context of a perceived animate landscape (herein referred to as "cosmoscape") and its linkage to socio-religious power, ideology, and memory which can be enhanced temporally and spatially by the agentive dispersion of synecdochically charged fragments of material culture. Fieldwork for this project was conducted in previously undocumented caves located in the Yaxcaba municipality of Central Yucatan, Mexico.

Institution

Brandeis University

Keywords

Mayas

Geographic Location

Mexico, Yucatán Peninsula

Language

English

Identifier

K26-01876

Recommended Citation

"Into the Heart of the Turtle: Caves, Ritual, and Power in Ancient Central Yucatan, Mexico" (2014). KIP Theses and Dissertations. 13.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_etd/13